Elderly man taken to Fairmont for stroke symptoms, Gastonia NC
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported an elderly man experiencing stroke symptoms and high blood pressure to Fairmont Hospital as directed by medical control despite a family request to go to another facility.
Audio|Heard on: Gaston NC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Fairmont, eighty-six-year-old male with history of strokes.
00:04
Currently complaining of slurred speech and a high blood pressure of 230.
00:09
No other symptoms.
00:10
Family is requesting we bypass Fairmont and go to Belmont.
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Belmont,
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is that appropriate?
00:17
No,
00:21
repeat your traffic, please.
00:28
No, if the concern is for acute stroke, I would prefer that they come here.
00:34
Copy, we'll be heading your way.
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Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
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