Elderly man experiences medical episode at gathering, Mt Vernon OH
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics assisted an elderly man who became briefly unresponsive and sweaty during a family gathering near Mt Vernon. He was alert upon evaluation and transported non-emergency to Knox Community Hospital for further assessment.
Audio|Heard on: Licking OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good evening, Knox Community Hospital, Medic 441 currently inbound to non-emergency status with an 85-year-old male patient, chief complaint of a near syncopal episode.
00:11
Patient was at a family gathering eating when he suddenly became diaphoretic and had decreased level of consciousness.
00:19
Per the family, he was moved outside the residence prior to our arrival.
00:24
Patient is fully alert and oriented times three at this point.
00:27
Blood pressure one hundred thirty-three over seventy-two, heart rate eighty-five, oxygen saturation ninety-seven percent on room air.
00:35
Patient has a pacemaker implanted earlier this year.
00:40
It is functioning adequately, showing atrial pacing on the monitor.
00:45
No additional information at this time.
00:49
Calling for further evaluation and treatment; patient had one episode of vomiting on scene.
00:54
Attempted to start a line unsuccessfully due to infiltration.
00:58
EKG was transmitted to you.
00:59
We'll see you at your back door in about seven minutes with no further questions or orders.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Vernon, OH 43050
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