Medical team assists patient with low blood sugar, Leesburg VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel at Lansdowne Hospital in Leesburg assisted a man experiencing dizziness and weakness related to low blood sugar. The patient, noted to have diabetes, was conscious and alert while being treated. He received oral glucose and an intravenous saline drip during transport for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun VA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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615, Holly, this is your Lansdowne ground.
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Sherylans, I'm at 915, Charlie.
00:06
I'm in your facility with a 23-year-old male.
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I've chasmint in 212, just so you're aware.
00:12
He appears to be going back and forth between an accelerated junctional rhythm and a normal sinus rhythm.
00:17
His complaint initially was dizziness and weakness.
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He is a type 2 diabetic, and his blood sugar at home was low.
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When we arrived, it was already up, but he said that he had no change in his symptoms.
00:32
He is conscious, alert, and oriented, GCS of 15.
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Last blood pressure was 139 over 63.
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Oxygen is 100%.
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Heart rate is currently at 68.
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The last blood sugar was 88.
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I gave him two tubes of oral glucose to raise that level.
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So he,
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even though the blood sugar trend is upward, he’s not feeling any better.
00:53
No chest pain, no difficulty breathing, no headache, negative for stroke symptoms.
00:57
He's got an 18 gauge.
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In the LFAC, I am doing a KBO drip with normal saline.
01:05
I noticed inverted T-waves in lead V2 and some slight elevation on repeat.
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No other significant medical history beyond diabetes, and we’ll be there in about five more minutes.
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Do you have anything further?
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Riverside Pkwy, Leesburg, VA 20176
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