Medical crews respond to high blood sugar case, Minneapolis MN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel assisted a 77-year-old individual near 28th St in Minneapolis for a potential high blood sugar episode. The person’s blood sugar reading was 461 mg/dL, but they showed no apparent symptoms and preferred not to be transported to the hospital. After consulting with medical control, the patient was cleared to remain home under physician-approved care, with advice to follow insulin adjustment instructions and monitor glucose levels regularly.
Audio|Heard on: Carver MN Hospital Group Calls
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02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Bridge to 856, med control.
00:01
Med control looking for an AMA signature on a diabetic.
00:05
I see. Fire Dr. Dundee 1835, go ahead.
00:10
Hi Dr. Dundee, this is (name withheld).
00:12
We're on scene with a 77-year-old female who was advised by a clinic triage nurse to call because her blood sugar is 461.
00:25
We were here Saturday, picked her up and took her home.
00:27
To Abbott, she says she has a history of her blood sugars ranging from 350 to 400, and this is not abnormal for her.
00:39
She is not complaining.
00:44
She feels like she's at baseline.
00:45
She's not having any symptoms.
00:48
The ER doctor at Abbott advised her to do a sliding dose and follow up with endocrinology.
00:56
Blood pressure was 135 over 86.
00:59
Heart rate was 85, and respirations are 18.
01:06
Because her blood sugar is 461, I wanted to run it by you to do an AMA if that is okay.
01:18
Is she type two diabetic? Does she have insulin at home to treat this?
01:30
Correct, she is on Ozempic and a sliding dose of insulin.
01:37
If her blood sugar is 350 or greater, she's supposed to give herself four units.
01:45
She does not want to go because her blood sugars have been in the 300 to 400 range.
01:52
For almost a year since she had open heart surgery in March of last year, she's been working with endocrinology and other doctors to lower it.
02:10
I think it's okay to sign her AMA but advise her to follow her doctors' directions, use the sliding scale appropriately, and check her sugar levels.
02:21
She should check frequently and may come in anytime.
02:30
So you are okay with signing her AMA and advising her to do the sliding scale and check blood sugars frequently.
02:38
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
E 28th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
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