Elderly woman treated for leg numbness, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to an assisted living facility near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa for a 90-year-old woman experiencing leg numbness and heaviness. She was alert, stable, and transported to Grossmont Hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Hey Sharp, we're looking to go to Grossmont Hospital today with a run number of (number withheld).
00:07
It's going to be for a 90-year-old female with numbness in the legs.
00:13
Can you please repeat that run number and then I can take her report?
00:19
Absolutely.
00:20
Run number was (number withheld).
00:27
Okay, I copy.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:32
We arrived on scene at an assisted living facility to the memory care center.
00:37
It sounds like the patient has been complaining of numbness and tingling in her legs for the last 2 hours.
00:44
She alerted staff about this.
00:46
Staff became concerned and activated 911.
00:50
When we arrived on scene, we found the patient lying in bed.
00:52
She's alert and tracking.
00:53
Doesn't look to be any obvious sign of distress.
00:57
They were complaining a little bit of leg numbness and pain.
01:01
We didn't see any signs of trauma associated with this injury at all.
01:05
She has a history of neuropathy where she experiences tingling in the legs but says this feels different than usual.
01:11
It's also associated with a little bit of difficulty, and she describes it as heaviness in her legs and feet.
01:20
Vital signs are as follows.
01:21
A blood pressure of 120 over 82, heart rate is 57.
01:26
She is 99% on room air breathing at 18 times a minute.
01:30
We did get a blood sugar on her.
01:32
On scene blood sugar was 113.
01:36
Patient is afebrile with a temperature of 99.1.
01:40
Not complaining of any other pain or anything else, and PMS is intact in both extremities.
01:47
As I mentioned before, we are looking to go to Grossmont right now.
01:50
ETA from where we are at Grossmont is approximately 2 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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