Elderly man transported for altered mental status, Troy MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel transported an 87-year-old man from Sterling Heights to Beaumont Troy Hospital for evaluation of altered mental status. Staff reported he was briefly unresponsive but alert to voice on EMS arrival. He was responsive to yes or no questions but not following commands. Vital signs were stable and there were no obvious physical deficits.
Audio|Heard on: Macomb MI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Beaumont Troy, Beaumont Troy, Sterling Heights Alpha Three, Priority Two.
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Have you copy?
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Troy online, go ahead.
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Beaumont Troy, Sterling Heights Alpha Three is currently en route with an eighty-seven-year-old male patient who is currently alert to voice.
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Chief complaint is altered mental status.
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Prior to our arrival, staff called stating patient was unresponsive.
00:22
On our arrival, patient was alert to voice but not following any command.
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Currently the patient will answer some yes or no questions but is refusing to follow instructions.
00:41
Vital signs are as follows.
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Blood pressure 142 over 72, heart rate 60.
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Patient has a pacemaker visible on monitor, oxygen saturation at 96 percent on room air.
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Respirations are 16 and unlabored.
00:53
Glucose is 147.
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Staff states that patient was last known normal at 8 a.m. this morning.
01:01
Patient is normally talkative and cooperative with staff.
01:05
Unable to get out of the facility at this time.
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We'll be at your facility in about three to five minutes.
01:09
Any questions or orders?
01:12
What is the patient's baseline orientation?
01:16
Staff was unable to give me a clear answer.
01:19
Sounds like patient is normally at least talkative and at least oriented, maybe by two to three.
01:25
Staff was unable to give you an exact answer.
01:28
Currently, patient is answering yes or no but refusing to follow commands.
01:38
GCS of 15.
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No clear sign of weakness or deficits.
01:44
None that we are able to see at this time.
01:48
We'll evaluate the ambulance upon arrival.
01:52
Okay.
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Dequindre Rd, Troy, MI 48085
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