Man in diabetic emergency taken to hospital, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported a man from transitional housing near Grossmont Center Dr in La Mesa to Grossmont Hospital. He was suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis, showing high blood sugar, rapid breathing, and low oxygen levels. Reports indicated he had not been taking insulin as prescribed after a recent discharge from medical care.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Grossmont 255 with a moderate.
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255 Grossmont (number withheld) with short number start with.
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Sorry about that.
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I'll get you the run number here in a second, but we got a twenty-one to one-year-old male coming from transitional housing.
00:14
Sounds like he's been sick for a couple of days, recently discharged from your facility.
00:20
Sounds like they recently changed his insulin regimen, but per his roommate hasn't been taking his insulin and it's not properly kept.
00:28
Sugar was 560.
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He's in full DKA.
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He's breathing deep and rapid about 50 times a minute.
00:34
Clear lung sounds.
00:35
He was sitting at.
00:36
Seventy-six percent on room air.
00:37
We got him on a non-rebreather.
00:38
He's ninety-four percent with a non-rebreather.
00:41
He's pretty lethargic right now.
00:42
He's moving all extremities though previously, but not really responsive.
00:46
Vital signs?
00:47
He's tachycardic.
00:49
Pressure of 144 over 97.
00:51
Again breathing about 50 times a minute with ninety-four percent on non-rebreather right now.
00:57
We're just around the corner here, so we'll see in a few minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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