Elderly man with stroke symptoms taken to hospital, Towson MD
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a 72-year-old man showing possible stroke symptoms, including mild aphasia, was transported from a nearby nursing facility to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Towson, Maryland. Emergency medical staff reported stable vital signs and described his condition as a priority two stroke alert.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD Hospital Group Calls
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01:14
Transcript:
00:00
St. Joe's online, what's your priority?
00:03
Evening St.
00:04
Joe's, Baltimore County Medical One is going to be priority two stroke alert.
00:08
How do you copy?
00:10
St. Joe's copy.
00:12
We're coming from the skilled nursing facility across the parking lot from you and coming to you with a seventy-two year old male.
00:19
Symptoms have been going on for around three hours.
00:23
Daughter was on the phone.
00:24
She’s usually the one who calls with concerns that the patient has been having some issues.
00:27
(name withheld) completed a stroke scale on the patient, who is negative Lams zero for EMS.
00:36
Did know the patient to have some aphasia, but very, very minimal.
00:40
More just couldn't find his words.
00:44
Other than that, the patient has no complaints, mild headache, no dizziness.
00:48
Patient vitals are as follows.
00:49
I got blood glucose of 254, heart rate 128 showing sinus tachycardia, oxygen level 98 percent, and blood pressure 106 over 69.
01:05
Got respirations of 18.
01:07
Other than that, we have about a five-minute arrival time to your facility.
01:11
If you don't have any further questions, I'll see you upon arrival.
01:14
Arrival.
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