68-year-old woman sedated for safe transport in Maryland, Hancock MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a 68-year-old woman found lying on the floor in the foyer of her apartment building in Hancock, Maryland. She was intermittently incoherent and refused transport to the hospital. A doctor authorized sedation and police assistance to ensure her safe transport for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Washington MD Hospital Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
This is Paramedic Sailor Guard on Paramedic 592 up in Hancock, Maryland.
00:04
I'm calling you guys tonight.
00:06
We were called out by law enforcement for a 68-year-old female patient found lying on the floor in the foyer of her apartment complex.
00:14
We're unsure how long she had been lying on the ground.
00:17
The patient is alert and oriented times four.
00:21
But we'll have an incoherent conversation with the patient who does drift off to sleep at the moment, denies any drug or alcohol usage.
00:29
Vital signs are all stable.
00:31
I have a heart rate that was in the 80s, SpO2 96% in room air, blood pressure 135 over 98,
00:38
and a blood sugar of 237.
00:42
I'm calling because I do not feel safe or comfortable leaving this patient on scene.
00:46
The patient is very adamant about not going with EMS.
00:50
Law enforcement is on scene here stating that they will initiate an emergency petition.
00:56
Hey, it's Dixon.
00:57
A, no time is one thing, but you've got to have decision-making capacity, and the one thing I hear in your report, you're saying disoriented or confused conversation.
01:07
So let's elaborate on that to see how decision-making capacity.
01:13
I do not believe the patient to have a safe decision-making mindset at this time.
01:21
She is aware of who she is, where she is, the year,
01:26
the holiday coming up.
01:28
But upon asking her how she ended up on the floor, she starts mumbling about her back.
01:35
Most clear answers that we get out of her otherwise is that she is not going to the hospital and that we cannot force her to.
01:43
Roger, so what she's going to be able to do for you is have a coherent conversation that if you expressed to her that she could end up having a lifelong disability or death or have a bad outcome and if she can't reiterate, repeat that information back to you in a clear and understanding manner, and we can document that she doesn't have decision-making capacity.
02:03
And that's what we need to do when there's a trigger here.
02:08
Can I have possible orders for sedation if need be to get her there safely?
02:15
Hi,
02:16
so my name is Jeffrey Dixon, D-I-X-O-N.
02:19
You have my permission to use medications if required to help bring the patient here for appropriate medical clearance and evaluation.
02:29
Utilize police force as best of your discretion and we look forward to seeing you based on.
02:37
Thank you, Dr.
02:38
Dixon again. This is Paramedic Field Guard.
02:40
I'll give you guys a more detailed report whenever we get on the roadway.
02:45
Roger, Dodgers.
02:46
This is Meredith out.
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Hancock, MD 21750
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