Possible stroke with right-sided weakness at shopping center, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 73-year-old man experienced sudden right-sided weakness, left-sided facial droop, headache, and blurry vision. He fell after his legs became weak while walking at home. Emergency medics transported him to Sharp Grossmont Hospital for suspected stroke treatment.
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Listen to dispatch call
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Memorial Medics 416, we have a possible stroke.
00:05
There are a medical line for Sharp.
00:07
Memorial Medical 416.
00:10
We have a run number (number withheld).
00:13
That's (number withheld).
00:16
We have a possible stroke.
00:18
We're going to go to Sharp Grossmont.
00:24
Repeat your unit number, please.
00:26
And Sharp Grossmont is open for stroke.
00:30
We are medic 416.
00:32
We have a 73 male, chief complaint, right-sided weakness.
00:37
So it sounds like patient was walking throughout his house when he had, what he said, his legs went all of a sudden weak out from under him and he fell onto his left side.
00:50
Patient has full recall the venousity, not taking any blood, and there's no head neck back pain.
00:56
No trauma noted anywhere.
00:58
I think he didn't hit his head.
01:02
Patient states he has that right-sided weakness.
01:05
We went ahead and did a stroke scale on him.
01:08
There is left-sided facial droop.
01:11
I felt equal bilateral grip strength, but he states that his right side feels weaker, especially to his legs.
01:21
Patient states he's been having a headache as well.
01:25
Since yesterday around 8 o'clock as well, and he says he's also been having some blurry vision since 8 o'clock yesterday, 8 p.m.
01:36
Yesterday as well, but the weakness is new, and that was all 8 p.m.
01:41
Today.
01:44
Right now, patient's breathing full and effective at a rate of 24.
01:48
He is A and O times 4.
01:50
He was able to stand in pivot with assistance.
01:52
His blood pressure most recently, 80 over 50.
01:54
His heart rate is 112.
02:00
His sugar was...
02:03
Sugar was 147.
02:05
Temperature was 978.
02:07
Right now looking for IV access, going to be giving them a 250 bolus.
02:11
Once we have IV access and then going to Sharp Gross on our ETA to the air is 10 minutes.
02:16
How do you copy?
02:19
On 2416, I don't think that costs the O2 stat.
02:26
O2 sat with 95. O2 sat with 95.
02:29
He said the right-sided weakness started at 8 p.m.
02:34
Today, is that correct?
02:37
That firm. He said he had a headache and blurry version that started yesterday, but the right-sided weakness started today.
02:44
And we can't confirm when the facial droop started, but we noticed left-sided facial droop.
02:53
Okay, thank you.
02:54
We can go ahead and run this as a stroke code over to Sharp Grossmont.
02:57
I'll just be able to give them a call.
03:01
You met at 416, is a sharp.
03:04
416. 416.
03:08
If you respond to call, I'll let them know that you guys are coming in as a stroke code.
03:13
Were you guys able to get a repeat blood pressure or were we able to get IV access yet?
03:20
I took a pressure of a 76 pow our most recent was 80 over 50 work on IV access right now.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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