Elderly man with cancer transported for confusion, North Charleston SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, berkeley Medic 12 responded to a medical emergency involving an elderly man with a history of end-stage cancer who experienced increased episodes of confusion. The patient, recently discharged from a hospital, was being transported to a medical facility for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Berkeley medic twelve and nine patient care report.
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Turning, go ahead.
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Good afternoon, (name withheld).
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This is Berkeley Medic 12 at your facility.
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Seventy-five-year-old male, five-year-old female.
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Chief complaint today is increased frequency of episodes of altered mental status as reported by the patient's family.
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Patient was discharged from a hospital about a week ago.
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End-stage cancer diagnosis.
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Current vital signs as follows.
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Heart rate seventy-eight, blood pressure one-zero-seven over seventy-two.
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Patient has an oxygen saturation of ninety-six percent on two liters of oxygen.
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We will be at your facility in approximately ten minutes.
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Is it known when the patient became altered?
00:59
There are reports that the patient was altered for about three days.
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Location mentioned:
Medical Plaza Dr, North Charleston, SC 29406
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