Elderly man suffers chest pain in Mapleton after medication error, Mapleton MN
Medical EmergencyAn elderly man in Mapleton took double his blood pressure meds mistakenly, developing severe chest pain and shortness of breath, prompting urgent medical response.
Audio|Source: Minnesota South Central Public Safety
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Male ambulance patient update 81 year old male.
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He took two times his blood pressure meds for two days in a row,
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two by mistake.
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Took some meds last night.
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Today he's been busy, short of breath.
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He took one nitro.
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He said his nitro tablets are two years old.
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He has taken four baby aspirin.
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He has...
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At the pain level of about 8 out of 10 right now, and we're just on the outskirts of Mapleton.
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We'll see you there in that lot across from Casey's.
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Six-A bar copies report.
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Did you take a 12-8%?
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Yeah,
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I'll let you read it to the 12 lead that we did do.
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Indicates no stemming.
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It looked like it had a right block.
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Location mentioned:
Central Ave N, Mapleton, MN 56065
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