75-year-old woman showing signs of stroke at home
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If you could switch stations for me, please.
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I have a stroke code.
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We were called out to a private residence for a fall.
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This is the 2nd fall within 12 h .
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Patient denies loss of consciousness, blood thinners, head, neck, or back pain.
00:24
Patient does have a history of dementia, hypertension, and liver disease.
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Patient is currently breathing at 16 times a minute, full and effective.
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Ninety-five percent on room air.
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He is A and O times three, answered all questions appropriately.
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I have blood pressure of 100 and twenty-six over eighty-two with a pulse of seventy-six.
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Normal sinus on the monitor.
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Tri-City ER, RA 123.
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Twenty-three, we're clear to copy your stroke code report.
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City RA 123 coming to you.
00:57
I got a CAD number here, 2026-066628.
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That's 066628.
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Coming on a 75-year-old female.
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Chief complaint is going to be altered mental status, potentially stroke.
01:12
Dispatch.
01:14
Approximately about 09:00 .
01:16
Sounds like this morning the patient's son stated that she came out of her bedroom, was able to ambulate out there, however was acting abnormal, complaining of a headache, slurred speech.
01:36
On our arrival, the patient was sitting upright, alert, not answering any of our questions.
01:42
We're going to give her a time to one.
01:44
Patient was moving her right-sided extremities,
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however, was not moving her left-sided extremities.
01:51
Unable to get a stroke scale due to unable to cooperate.
01:57
As far as our vital signs, got a blood pressure 100 and ninety-four.
02:01
Four nine seven, heart rate can be 72 .
02:03
Sinus rhythm on a four lead, 98 % on room air at a rate of 18 with a blood sugar of 154.
02:12
Patient has a temperature of 97.3 and an internal 23 .
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The medical history kind of comes into play with.
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So we were just transported recently last week for a kidney infection.
02:24
I did transport the patient last time.
02:27
She did have a.
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Slightly altered effect to her.
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However, this time she is much more altered than she was the last time we transported her.
02:38
She has a history of type two diabetes as well as hypertension and cardiac stents.
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She is on blood thinners, she is on Plavix, and I've got a list of other medications that we can provide if we'll.
02:52
We're going to get you an IV out here and.
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Approximately about five business.
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