89-year-old man treated for altered mental status and breathing issue, Howell MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders treated an 89-year-old man near Byron Rd in Howell for sudden altered mental status, breathing difficulty, rapid breathing, and low blood pressure. He was transported to St. Joseph Livingston Hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Statewide MI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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St. Joseph Livingston from Alpha 106 party to traffic.
00:06
Go ahead, Alpha 106.
00:10
We're currently in Bonn with an 89-year-old male patient you can play.
00:13
Altered mental status.
00:15
He called by a patient's fan.
00:17
He does live with family as a history of dementia.
00:20
Sounds like normally alert and person only.
00:23
Tonight, about an hour and 15 minutes ago now, he had a sudden onset of altered mental status, lethargy.
00:32
It sounds like he had a period of aphasia or he wasn't answering his family.
00:38
It looked like he was attempting to speak but was unable to.
00:41
We arrived on scene.
00:42
He began to speak to us and answer questions, however, ready to learn right to time zero currently.
00:48
He is following basic commands, squeezing both hands.
00:54
Let me put a thermometer under him to talk, things like that.
00:58
He is following those kind of basic commands.
01:00
His skin does feel hot.
01:03
The computer is 98.6.
01:08
No slurred speech, no facial droop, he just keeps stating that he can't move his feet.
01:14
That's the only thing he's saying.
01:17
He also has a .91,
01:20
blood pressure 93 over 46, respirations.
01:27
40, he is Tachypnik and has been Tachypick for us.
01:32
He was setting at 90% on room air.
01:34
I do have him on two leaders, and he's setting at 95%.
01:38
His one sounds are clear and equal bilaterally.
01:43
He does say that he's having trouble breathing.
01:48
I do have an IV established getting a fluid ball is currently blood sugar of 168.
01:55
12 liters negative and unless it goes anything further, we'll be about four minutes out.
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Location mentioned:
Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
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