Man with weakness and combative behavior at Grossmont Center, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics respond to a 55-year-old man near Grossmont Center with weakness, fatigue, slurred speech, tremors, low-grade fever, high blood pressure, mild low oxygen, and combative behavior. The patient has an intellectual disability and is uncooperative for full assessment. The ambulance is directed to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:15
Transcript:
00:00
Sharp Memorial, this is express here at 4-4.
00:02
You clear to accept a moderate status medical with an ETA of 26 minutes.
00:06
I copy, go ahead.
00:09
I have a 55-year-old male with a chief complaint of weakness.
00:15
Patient started feeling fatigue yesterday.
00:17
Patient oxygen saturation at 88%, blood pressure 180 over 92.
00:24
Patient has slurred speech.
00:27
Unable to assess stroke scale, patient is combative and won't let us assess further.
00:33
Patient also has tremors,
00:36
a low-grade fever of 99.3.
00:40
Respiration is 18,
00:42
pulse 86.
00:48
Also, patient has an intellectual disability, alertness and orientation times zero.
00:57
Alertness and orientation times zero is baseline for patient.
01:00
We are 25 minutes away.
01:03
Grossmont is 15 minutes away.
01:05
We're trying to look for medical direction on which hospital we should go to.
01:10
Hi, coffee.
01:11
Yeah,
01:12
I would probably go to whatever, if Grossmont is your closest, I would go to whatever is the closest.
01:17
It's given he's a little bit hypoxic.
01:19
You can't really assess for any,
01:21
like stroke or anything like that, and then he's being combative.
01:23
Between restraints or anything.
01:33
Patient currently does not have restraints.
01:35
Patient is being cooperative as of now, but will not let me assess further.
01:40
Sorry, I copy.
01:41
Yeah,
01:42
definitely divert to the closest hospital, if that is Grossmont.
01:45
I can go ahead and give them a report, and I just need your run number.
01:51
(number withheld).
01:53
Awesome, thank you.
01:54
I'll go ahead and get reports to you, Grossmont.
01:56
We can clear 909.
01:58
Would you like us to exit?
02:01
Hi Copy, are you also looking for an upgrade to ALS?
02:05
No upgrade, we're 10 out from Grossmont.
02:09
I copy, you guys just exit and...
02:15
Copy, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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