Person with severe hypertension needs advanced ambulance
Medical EmergencyA person at 129 Hey near Greenbrier has very high blood pressure and cannot get out of bed. They need an advanced life support ambulance to help.
Audio|Source: Guilford County EMS Dispatch
01:25
Transcript:
Request ALS[2] truck 1040 to 129 Hey out of Greenbrier from Church at Flint. They responded 26 alpha[1], they're needing the ALS for hypertension. If you switch over to EMS conference, I'll get them to switch over to give you a rundown in the patient condition. Technic 120. You can give this 211[3] call. No, 211 direct. Lemon dry tonight. We've not been able to get out of bed. Our pressure was 106 over 62. We are normally hypertensive in the 160s. We've got adventitious lung sounds, 94, remare, 188 sugar. We are a type 2 diabetic. I'm going to get your stair chair, we're at the bottom of the stairs. What are your blood pressure? Currently it's 100 over 70, but normally we're hypertensive in the high 170s. We do have a heart rate jump up 100 to about 129 when sitting up.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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26 alpha: Alpha-level medical emergency (lowest priority EMS call)
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ALS: Advanced Life Support
[3]
211: Possible code for direct communication or assignment (not a crime code)
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Guilford County, NC
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