Ambulance transports elderly man for high blood pressure, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders from San Diego Ambulance transported a 72-year-old male from a skilled nursing facility to Sharp Grossmont Hospital for evaluation of high blood pressure. The facility reported that his prescribed medication was not effective, and additional symptoms included cloudy urine and elevated blood sugar.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Sharp Grossmont, this is San Diego Ambulance BLS Unit 5.
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Are you open and willing to accept a mild medical patient?
00:08
Copy that.
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All right, this is San Diego Ambulance once again.
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We are at a skilled nursing facility with a 72-year-old male, the chief complaint of high blood pressure.
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Nursing facility tried to give the patient their daily Metoprolol dose and it was ineffective.
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So he does have, their last blood pressure reading was 188 over 101.
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Patient does have a Foley catheter and they did find cloudy urine in it.
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Vitals are as follows for us.
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Blood pressure reading 168 over 88, a temperature of 98.8, respirations are at 36,
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94% on room air, a heart rate of 110.
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Patient is currently 801, that is their baseline, and a blood sugar of 252.
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We have an ETA of 12 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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