Elderly man treated for severe leg infection, Gaylord MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services assisted a 76-year-old man in Ralsey who had a leg infection that was warm to the touch. Home healthcare personnel reported the infection had worsened over time. The patient was stable, with normal vital signs, and was transported to Otsego Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Cheboygan MI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good afternoon.
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Six hundred and forty-four.
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We're in Ralsey. Seventy-six year old male.
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She's going to be a leg infection.
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Patient has been battling a leg infection for quite a while.
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Home healthcare on scene sees that he cut off the boots that he had been wearing, and then at some point the infection in the leg started getting worse.
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It is warm to the touch.
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He says vitals are resolved.
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Blood pressure of 145 over 82.
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That's 145 over 82, pulse currently 84.
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He's at 97 percent on room air.
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Respirations are 20, non-labored.
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Blood sugar reading of 182.
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He is awake and alert.
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Full GCS 15, resting comfortably, denies pain or narcotics.
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They should be seeing you in about five to six minutes.
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Making initials and date of birth, I apologize about that.
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Initials and last name withheld for privacy.
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Date of birth withheld for privacy.
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Now, Chief, are we copying?
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Location mentioned:
N Center Ave, Gaylord, MI 49735
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