Elderly patient rerouted during medical transport, Shreveport LA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS unit responded to a medical emergency involving an elderly man experiencing dizziness and weakness near West Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport. The patient was being transported to Willis Knighton South but was rerouted to another facility due to the hospital's CT scanner being unavailable.
Audio|Heard on: Caddo LA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:40
Transcript:
00:00
This is Mike 17, the patient report.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:06
This is (name withheld) on Mike 17 coming to you with a 90-year-old male.
00:10
Patient's complaining of severe dizziness and weakness whenever he sits up.
00:15
They said it's been going on for about 3 hours.
00:19
Patient currently has a paced rhythm of 70.
00:24
Saturation at 98% on room air with blood pressure.
00:29
One hundred fifty-eight over sixty with a blood sugar of one hundred twenty-five.
00:33
You have an ETA of approximately seven to eight minutes to your facility.
00:38
We do have an IV established for you at this time.
00:41
Do you have any further questions?
00:55
Are you? Did you say to wait for a doctor?
01:01
Yes, we're on CT diversion.
01:03
We do not have CT available at this facility right now.
01:09
Hey, we have no CT.
01:11
We're on CT diversion with a ninety-year-old with dizziness.
01:14
He'll probably be better off going somewhere else.
01:20
So just to be clear, you all are diverting this patient to a different facility.
01:27
Yes,
01:38
That's affirmative.
01:39
We are diverting to a different facility.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71118
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