Elderly female with stroke symptoms en route to hospital, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 81-year-old female from a care facility is experiencing increased cognitive decline and possible stroke symptoms. She was at the hospital the day before but was sent home. She has a history suggestive of Parkinson's disease and has been sleeping more than usual. Emergency medical services are transporting her to Christiana Hospital for stroke evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Christiana, a minute 3, pair, minute 21 and 54.
00:03
About a 15-minute ETA, 81-year-old female.
00:07
Just looking for a stroke eval upon arrival.
00:09
How do you copy?
00:12
Unclear, go ahead.
00:14
81-year-old female apparently reported that she's been having cognitive decline increase for the past 7 to 10 days.
00:21
Apparently it was also at your hospital yesterday for the same thing and you guys sent her home.
00:28
The care facility that she has also been sleeping a lot more than usual.
00:32
It does have a history of what sounds like Parkinson's, however the facility wasn't much else with the past history other than that.
00:38
As far as I know, she's done on blood thinners, however, I did not receive medication lists from them.
00:44
Heart rate 73, this time 98%, blood pressure of 146 over 60.
00:49
Only come up for a circular because I'm pulling my stroke exam, the only thing I know it is when I asked her which side when I was doing a vaccination test on the left side, she said I was touching the right side, she was persistent about that.
01:02
And that's the only reason I'm coming up for the stroke alert.
01:05
Stroking, I apologize.
01:08
Other than IV access is going to be monitoring, monitoring up only way to your facility.
01:13
Staying by for any questions.
01:17
No questions. We can stroke e-val on arrival.
01:19
This is Knox 1066.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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