Elderly man with pancreatic cancer has altered mental state

Heard on: Roane County Fire and EMS

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Medic one, have a priority one mental status change.

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(number withheld) Salem Valley Road, Ten Mile

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Three to one, where you guys at?

00:21

Roger that.

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Copy Medic One.

00:26

Call came in at 903, showing you dispatched at 908.

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You're en route at 909.

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Showing you're responding to (number withheld) Salem Valley Road, 10 mile for cardiac and mental status change.

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63 year old male, stage four pancreatic cancer, woke up and found him touching the walls, talking to the wall for hours.

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Calls aren't focusing.

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Some confusion, no difficulty breathing.

00:53

Supposed to have a procedure today.

00:55

Go through his stomach, a stent in his liver.

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Does his liver can drain? Ammonia levels are high and that could be the cause for the confusion.

9/4/2026 06:06 AM

Medical Emergency

Salem Valley Rd, Ten Mile, TN 37880

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to a home near Salem Valley Road in the Ten Mile area for a 63-year-old man with altered mental status and a possible cardiac issue. The caller reported confusion, talking to the walls, and a history of advanced pancreatic cancer and a planned liver procedure, with high ammonia levels possibly contributing to the confusion.