Elderly woman suffers severe hypoglycemia requiring CPR, Muskegon MI
Emergency services responded to an elderly woman near North South Lake Shore Drive experiencing very low blood sugar and altered mental status. She was given glucagon after several failed IV attempts. Her condition worsened and CPR was performed at the scene.
Audio|Source: Muskegon County Police, Fire, and EMS
04:23
Transcript:
00:00
104, copy a 33, a Delaware, manor.
00:07
Can we get a channel of Trinity? Can we get a channel of Trinity?
00:21
Do you D, ECHO 500?
00:25
This is Tritari.
00:31
Good morning, Tyler, Trinity, the correction, Echo 500.
00:34
We're about party, Charlie, coming from Op to Alice over in Skegan.
00:39
Originally called the day for 69 female,
00:45
79 female possible at CVA.
00:48
On arrival, patient blood sugar, 39, that's 39.
00:52
We did do a second one, it was 41.
00:55
Several attempts in our IV with no luck, I did go ahead and give one milliliter of glucagon.
01:08
That's one milligram of glucagon.
01:11
I've done a repeat sugar yet.
01:12
I'll do that on the way in.
01:15
We've got a GCS of about nine.
01:17
Normally patients alert and oriented.
01:20
It makes purposeful movements and whatnot.
01:23
Today's got decreased out of the altermental status.
01:28
It does relate to pain stimuli, however,
01:34
not really acting herself.
01:37
BP is 209 over 67, heart rate is 75,
01:42
96% on room air air.
01:45
I've got nothing further.
01:47
We're probably about 6 to 7 o'ounce.
01:51
Spathing table board fitter?
01:55
Try that one more time, sorry.
01:58
What's the last known well? Does the patient take a blood thinner?
02:06
After work, I do not see a blood thinner.
02:10
She does have a history of hypertension.
02:15
And she is a full coat.
02:27
After that, I'll do a repeat BGO and I'll let you know.
02:32
Thank you. Thank you.
02:39
Michael 5-5 from Charity.
02:41
When you guys get your daughter trauma, hey.
02:48
Unicom.
03:03
That repeat blood sugar for this patient is 47.
03:10
We're about three out.
03:15
Thank you. We'll see you in room 23 on arrival, training clear.
03:23
Got the now going room 23, five-hires.
03:31
Tell me one.
03:34
Heavy.
03:40
We've got a Cepard.
03:46
We've got CPR[1] in progress.
03:48
Can you get additional units out here for your hands?
03:52
Are you on the Leachshore call?
03:55
I'll go up that Lake Shore.
04:05
For station 17, report of CPR[1], near North South Lake Shore Drive, near North-South Lake Shore Drive.
04:15
Originally it was a Met3, still from standing, was awake, talking and breathing, now CPR[1] progress.
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First page 941.
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CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress
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