Elderly woman found dehydrated refusing hospital transport, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 86-year-old woman was found dehydrated on the ground near Ogletown Stanton Road, possibly down for up to 24 hours. She is alert but refusing hospital transport despite abnormal vital signs and signs of a urinary tract infection.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Christiana, this is Paramedic 274.
00:01
I've got a really long report.
00:02
I apologize.
00:03
Please bear with me.
00:05
I'm an 86-year-old female.
00:07
Family found her on the ground this evening.
00:12
Potentially, she's been there for 24 hours.
00:16
Patient argues it's only been about an hour, however, seen clues are pointing to multiple donations.
00:23
She states that she hasn't eaten or drank in two days.
00:28
She is adamantly refusing transport to the hospital.
00:32
She is alert and oriented.
00:34
However, I have a blood pressure of 170 over 74.
00:40
Heart rate is 112.
00:43
The end-tidal on the cannula is 28.
00:47
Her respiratory rate is 28.
00:51
Her pulse oximetry,
00:54
the meter, is about 83 percent.
00:58
Again, she is alert and oriented with a sugar of 197, adamantly refusing to go to the hospital.
01:08
We've made several attempts over the last 20 minutes to try to convince her why she needs to come in.
01:13
We do believe that if we can transport, she does have a pretty potent urinary tract infection at minimum.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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