Man transported after possible seizure and diabetic issues, Cedar Falls IA
Medical EmergencyA 76-year-old man with diabetes and a possible seizure was transported from an assisted living facility to Allen Hospital. He had high blood sugar, low blood pressure, nausea, and vomiting. EMS is providing care during transport.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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532 transporting a 76-year-old male patient from New Aldea Assisted Living.
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I got called for a possible seizure this morning.
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The patient is diabetic.
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His blood sugar was 412.
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(Name withheld) reports seeing full-body seizure activity lasting only a couple of seconds.
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He has been nauseated and vomiting.
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Hasn't been eating.
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and drinking well lately.
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A blood pressure right now, 83, over 47.
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Got saline running wide open.
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Looks like a first-degree block at a rate of 48 right now on the monitor, setting,
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98%.
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And he has conscious alert and oriented at times 3, transporting in position of comfort with traffic, and we'll be there in about eight minutes.
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Cedar Falls, IA
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