Elderly man found confused at residence taken to hospital, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders attended to an elderly man at a private residence near Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa. The man was confused, had slurred speech, and was disoriented to time but responsive to commands. Vital signs showed mild low blood pressure and high blood sugar. There were no signs of trauma or stroke. He was transported to Grossmont Hospital for further care.
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Transcript:
00:00
Grossmont, 412.
00:02
Medical 412, go ahead for Grossmont, (number withheld).
00:06
Hi there, Grossmont, Medics 412.
00:09
We have a mild status medical to come to your guys' facility.
00:13
We will be there in about 4 minutes.
00:16
Tab number (number withheld).
00:23
Let me know and ready for the rest.
00:25
There's going to be a lot of background noise.
00:27
I got to go ahead.
00:30
Excellent, thank you.
00:31
So 412 responded out to a private residence for an elderly male with altered mental status.
00:39
So he may have accidentally activated his medical alert alarm, but nonetheless we arrived, he has been not making sense when we try to talk to him.
00:50
As far as the orientation questions go,
00:53
he times the one.
00:55
According to five personnel that have ran on him in the past, he's not typically like this.
01:03
No one else was on scene.
01:06
He was by himself.
01:07
Okay.
01:09
He currently doesn't have any complaints, but he is altered, and he keeps trying to just tell us to take him home.
01:16
He's not really saying much else.
01:18
On a brim, he is breathing at 20.
01:21
It's one effective on room air.
01:23
Lung sounds are clear.
01:24
O2 sat is 98%.
01:27
Lurban. Oriental 101, the name only.
01:29
Eyes are furled.
01:30
spontaneous.
01:31
He moves extremities, is able to follow commands.
01:36
Oh,
01:38
unknown of any medical history allergies or medicine.
01:42
Moving into the vital signs here, the heart rate is 98 to sinus rhythm.
01:49
Blood pressure is 86.
01:50
Blood pressure is 86, it's systolic.
01:57
Blood pressure,
01:58
sorry.
01:59
Blood sugar is 248.
02:05
For treatment, I'd like to do an IV, but I don't think it's going to work out.
02:09
I'm just trying to do some calming measures in cases.
02:12
We're coming to y'all's facility.
02:13
We'll be there in four minutes.
02:15
Did you hear any of that? Did I do credit for anything?
02:20
Yeah, I copy all that.
02:21
Are you seeing any outward signs of trauma on him or anything or any unilateral deficits? He's negative on the stroke, too?
02:31
Um... Yeah.
02:34
He has been slurring some of his words, not all of them.
02:38
There is no facial group and he's using all of its extremities equally.
02:43
And we have a left knee normal, right?
02:48
No, he was there alone.
02:51
We only know that he's not typically like this because they've ran on him before, but there's no less normal.
03:00
Okay, I copy all that.
03:01
Let me know if anything changes.
03:03
It takes zero 20.
03:05
Bye. Grossmont.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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