Elderly man weak and dehydrated after rehab discharge, St Cloud MN
A 75-year-old man was found weak and dehydrated with diarrhea after leaving a rehabilitation center. He had not eaten or taken medication for several days and was unable to care for himself. Emergency services transported him to the hospital for treatment.
Audio|Source: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
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St. Cloud Hospital, this is Norse, 604, patient care report.
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This is St.
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Cloud. Go ahead.
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We're about 10 minutes out from your facility with an alert oriented 75-year-old male.
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Coming today with generalized weakness, has not eaten anything or taken his medication since last Wednesday.
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He got out of a rehab facility,
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unable to care for himself.
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The main complaint was weakness and diarrhea.
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One pressure, 165 over 80, heart rate at 81 and 96 on room air.
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Near 6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303
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