Medical personnel assist man with abdominal pain, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a group home near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa for a 66‑year‑old man with an exposed colostomy stoma and abdominal pain. The patient’s colostomy bag was missing, and the area showed possible infection but no active bleeding. Responders covered the site with a moist dressing and reported stable vital signs before transporting the patient.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
We're looking to come to you with a mild status medical sixty-six year old male on board.
00:04
Let me know when you are clear to copy full report.
00:08
Hi (name withheld), go ahead.
00:10
We responded out to a group home, found alert and oriented ambulatory sixty-six-year-old male complaining of abdominal pain.
00:21
Story goes patient is normally supposed to have a colostomy bag at a colostomy stoma at the left lower quadrant.
00:29
Patient states that he ran out of colostomy bag so the stoma is currently exposed at this time and he is localizing pain to that region.
00:37
It appears intact, not seeing any active blood vessels.
00:39
Bleeding, however I am seeing maybe possible signs of either it being dirty or possible infection around the outer perimeter of that stoma.
00:49
I do have it covered up with a moist saline gauze and just kind of keeping it covered up there is to keep it moist.
00:56
Has no other complaints of any other pain, no major outward signs of trauma.
01:02
Any infant vitals for you? We're sinus on the monitor, rate at 75, sats are 100% on room air, respiratory.
01:07
Eighteen, full and effective.
01:10
Blood pressure 144 over 94.
01:13
Panic temperature of 95.2.
01:19
In terms of treatment,
01:21
and minimize as much stress as possible to minimize any stress on that stoma.
01:24
And we're going to continue keeping it covered with a moist abdominal dressing.
01:28
Not anticipating any further need for treatment or complications beyond that.
01:32
(name withheld)'s history out of these meds upon arrival to your facility ETA is going to be about eight minutes.
01:38
Is there anything else I can get for you or clarify?
01:42
No, copy sounds good.
01:43
We'll see inside. We clear (number withheld).
01:46
Copy Grossmont, see you soon.
01:47
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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