Medical emergency involving unresponsive man near River Bend Drive, Alanson MI
Emergency medical services responded to a call near River Bend Drive for a 68-year-old man found unresponsive due to a severe diabetic episode. The patient had critically low blood glucose and was transported to McLaren Hospital.
Audio|Source: Emmet County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Sixty first responders being requested near River Bend Drive south off of 6833.
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On a...
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...time for 40LF8.
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FortyLV.
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Transport and run to McIran Patsky.
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Yep.
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...40L8 on your 800.
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How do you copy?
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Low 70s, patients started to arouse.
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We got her out to the truck.
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We're finding pressures 100 over 54.
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Heart rate is, SPO2 is low 90s on 2 liters, nasal cannula.
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Patients does have bruising periambulical and along the abdominal
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abdominal.
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Healthy, clear.
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Balfi, clear.
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Northern McLaren from 56 Alpha-5 for a patient reporter.
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How do you copy?
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56 Alpha-5, this is McLaren.
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Go ahead.
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We are en route with a 68-year-old male from home, dispatch for diabetic problem, calm arrival, patient's blood glucose is 36.
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Completely unresponsive.
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I checked his blue calendar at home and it was roughly, he had checked it low at 34, about an hour, 45 minutes to an hour before we got there.
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Went ahead to start detent.
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Last glucose was 2.11, still running in right now.
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Last head of vitals blood pressure, 217 over 103, sinus rhythm on the monitor, right-windle branch block.
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Setting at 94% room air.
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Patient skin was initially very diaphoretic.
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Now it's pink, warm and dry.
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I think he's cognitively impaired, so he's a little bit slow anyway, but he's been slow to come around.
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But he's a waking topic number at this moment.
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We were roughly 10 minutes off.
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Do you have initials in data birth?
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First, tango, last.
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Lima, Tangle Lima,
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10-10-57, 10-10-57, over.
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We'll see you guys in about 10-9, glad.
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This one, Claire, 56L5 out.
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Location mentioned:
Near River St, Alanson, MI 49706
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