Possible medical issue after fall near Court Dr, Gastonia NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics transported an elderly male patient to Gaston Memorial Hospital after a possible fall near Court Dr in Gastonia. The patient showed altered mental status and an elevated heart rate. His oxygen levels improved with supplemental oxygen during transport. The patient remained stable but disoriented, and paramedics were about nine minutes from the hospital at the time of communication.
Audio|Heard on: Gaston NC Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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This is E11P Paramedic Butler en route to your facility with a 72-year-old male patient who suffered a possible fall.
00:09
It's unknown whether he hit his head.
00:11
Unknown blood centers.
00:13
Patient has altered mental status.
00:15
He is alert and oriented times two, which is unusual for him at his baseline.
00:22
His heart rate is 125.
00:24
He is in APD.
00:25
The last blood pressure was 141 over 84.
00:31
My initial blood pressure was 101 over 52.
00:36
SpO2 is 98 percent on four liters.
00:39
It was 92 percent on room air.
00:42
He's received about 500 milliliters of fluid, and I've got a 15-gauge IV established with left AC.
00:49
Currently, a GCS 14, and we are about nine minutes out.
00:53
So any further?
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Location mentioned:
Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
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