Possible stroke reported near N 7th St, Grand Junction CO
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded near N 7th St in Grand Junction for a 62-year-old woman who experienced multiple seizures following a fall that caused head and facial injuries. The patient showed signs consistent with a possible stroke, including expressive aphasia, and was transported emergently to St. Mary’s Hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa CO Hospital Group Calls
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02:20
Transcript:
00:00
St. Mary's Hospital ambulance 32.
00:04
St. Mary, go ahead 32.
00:06
We've upgraded emergent.
00:08
We're coming with a sixty-two-year-old female.
00:10
Chief complaint was initially a syncopal fall that occurred about 3 hours ago with injury to the left face, left hip, left knee.
00:20
Worker unseen states that the patient woke up at three AM hallucinating.
00:24
Upon our arrival she was postictal.
00:26
She does have a history of seizures.
00:28
Partner also reported that we had two seizures lasting 30 seconds, tonic clonic 5 seconds.
00:36
Patient has a history of TBI, is not epileptic.
00:40
Patient's now having expressive aphasia and states that she feels as though she can't get her words out right.
00:46
I haven't found any other focal neurological deficits.
00:49
I am going to go with three AM as the last known well, not on thinners.
00:54
Fall was unwitnessed but we believe positive loss of consciousness.
00:59
We have a 20 in her left arm.
01:02
Blood's drawn.
01:03
I've given a total of 100 of fentanyl and 0.5 of Dilaudid for pain to the left hip and left knee.
01:11
12-lead is showing depression in the lateral leads, no ST elevation.
01:14
I have her on two liters of oxygen nasal cannula after giving the opioids.
01:19
Patient does not normally require oxygen.
01:23
Last set alert and oriented by 2.
01:25
Pulse of 109.
01:27
Respiratory rate of twelve.
01:29
Blood pressure 168 over 105.
01:32
We are at ninety-seven percent on two liters, BGF 130, afebrile.
01:37
We'll be to you in about six.
01:38
Do you have any questions?
01:42
Was patient's first aphasia prior to narcotics or after?
01:49
Patient was making intermittent nonsensical statements, however actual words.
01:57
I was initially concerned for some sepsis or infection, however, I'm not finding any source.
02:03
The expression of aphasia is worse after fentanyl and Dilaudid, however, I can't rule it out.
02:07
She does have bruising to the left side of her face, so I'm going to go ahead with the Stroke Alert.
02:13
10-4, no further questions or orders.
02:15
We'll start at the runway and do an evaluation and go from there.
02:19
St. Mary's clear?
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Location mentioned:
N 7th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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