Elderly man hospitalized after suspected stroke, Grand Junction CO
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical staff transported a 67-year-old man who was found near North Avenue in Grand Junction with facial injuries, slurred speech, and signs of a possible stroke to St. Mary's Hospital. EMS reported stable vital signs and noted that the patient was not on blood thinners.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa CO Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
St. Mary's Ambulance 12.
00:03
Go ahead, 12.
00:05
To you emergently, a 67-year-old male is going to be a stroke alert.
00:12
We found him near North Avenue.
00:15
He has several deep lacerations on his face.
00:21
Saying that he fell, but he's really hard to understand.
00:25
The bleeding controlled with some pressure treatment.
00:27
Dressings, but slurring his speech and having some severe aphasia.
00:33
Unknown downtime.
00:36
Current vital signs are pulse of 108, blood pressure is 166 over 94.
00:45
He's breathing 20 times a minute.
00:48
He was 94 percent on room air.
00:52
The BG of 154, he is afebrile.
00:56
Got a GCS of 12 for inappropriate words.
01:01
We're working on a line and we'll be there in about 5 minutes.
01:05
Do you have any questions?
01:08
Give an approximate last known well time.
01:13
We don't have a good time.
01:16
He did have fresh blood kind of on the curb where he hit his face, but we don't have any good history.
01:26
Copy. Any blood thinners?
01:28
Unknown.
01:31
Copy 12, we'll meet you guys in the ER runway.
01:33
Stair is clear.
01:36
Correction, he's saying he is not anticoagulated.
01:39
Just so you know.
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Location mentioned:
N 7th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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