Elderly man experiences medical emergency near hospital, North Charleston SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a report of an elderly man in a parking lot near Trident ER experiencing confusion, low blood pressure, and fatigue. EMS was dispatched to evaluate his condition.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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This is Charles X-ray.
00:01
Eighty-year-old male who was over at the head and neck doctor's office in your parking lot.
00:10
Chief complaint is change of mental status and some malaise.
00:16
He came in to be seen for his wounds from a previous fall, and his (name withheld) stated that he's been acting much more tired.
00:25
His blood pressure is eighty-eight over fifty-one.
00:30
The facility said that they got sixty over twenty.
00:32
His heart rate is sixty-seven.
00:34
He's ninety-eight percent on room air.
00:35
He is answering questions appropriately.
00:37
He's just complaining of being tired.
00:41
Negative chest pain, negative shortness of breath.
00:44
We're right across the street from you, actually in your parking lot, so we'll be there in about a minute.
00:48
Any further questions or orders?
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Location mentioned:
Medical Plaza Dr, North Charleston, SC 29406
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