Medical team diverts stroke patient to another hospital, Shreveport LA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics transported a 25-year-old woman showing right-sided weakness and numbness from near Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport to a hospital. The patient was initially en route to Willis Knighton South, but was diverted to another facility due to the hospital's lack of CT scan capability.
Audio|Heard on: Caddo LA Hospital Group Calls
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01:25
Transcript:
00:00
Willis Knighton South, this is Medic Seventeen en route, base clear for report.
00:07
Hello South, this is (name withheld) on Medic Seventeen.
00:10
We are en route to your facility with a 25-year-old female patient complaining of weakness and numbness on her right side.
00:21
That started about 30 minutes ago.
00:22
Patient was just sitting down.
00:28
On scene, vital signs: blood pressure 132 over 82, pulse 138, respiratory rate 22, oxygen saturation 98%.
00:41
Patient medical history: bipolar disorder.
00:46
Has no known allergies.
00:49
Patient requesting a TLC facility.
00:59
You need to divert to Paramount or North.
01:07
No, we have no CT capability.
01:16
You can divert to Pierremont.
01:17
We have no CT capability for someone with weakness and numbness.
01:24
Copy that. Appreciate that.
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Location mentioned:
W Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71118
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