Elderly man suffers near fainting in Oceanside, Oceanside CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 78-year-old man experienced near fainting and shortness of breath while walking to his car near Vista Way in Oceanside. Paramedics transported him to Tri-City Hospital for evaluation. No trauma or head injury was noted, and he remained alert with stable vital signs during transport.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Tri-City for medic G 13.
00:03
Medic 213, Tri-City, can you stand by one?
00:06
Two hundred and 13 is Tri-City.
00:07
Go ahead, please.
00:09
All right, this is you from Medic Two Thirteen.
00:11
Looking to go to your facility on Tri-City Medical.
00:14
CAD number of (number withheld) for a 78 year old male, 180 pounds.
00:20
Chief complaint today is going to be near syncope.
00:23
Arrived on scene to a private residence to find our patient out front near his car.
00:27
Patient said he was walking out to his car when he felt lightheaded, lowered himself to the ground, did not hit his head, no neck or back pain.
00:34
No signs of trauma.
00:35
Patient says that he has been having an ongoing issue with shortness of breath.
00:38
Dizziness, he is going to go.
00:39
He was on his way to the hospital to get checked out.
00:42
He is also having some complaints of shortness of breath.
00:46
But the main complaint today is going to be the near syncope.
00:48
Other than that, he is alert, clear lungs, oxygen saturation ninety-eight percent on room air, A and O times three, pupils about 3 mm.
00:55
Able to obey all motor commands, had a blood pressure with negative on the stroke scale.
01:04
Patient had a blood pressure of 116 over 170.
01:06
Heart rate of 60, paced rhythm as a ventricular pacemaker.
01:12
R12 lead confirmed ventricular pace, not the elevation assigned to XP.
01:17
Yeah, the sugar 217.
01:21
As of right now he has a cardiac history as well as we have a list of allergies and medications.
01:29
He is taking a blood thinner.
01:30
He is taking Eliquis.
01:37
As of right now, we have an 18-gauge IV in the left arm and we have about a 15-minute ETA to your facility.
01:43
Is there anything else they can get you?
01:46
2139 copy, we will see on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
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