Female patient transported to hospital for gastrointestinal bleeding, Traverse City MI

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/6/2025 07:38 PM

Traverse City, MI

A 68-year-old female patient with gastrointestinal bleeding and low blood pressure is being transported by air medical service to Munson Medical Center. The patient experienced shortness of breath and passed about 200 milliliters of dark red blood in her stool. She was hypotensive and tachycardic before treatment and has received two units of red blood cells. The patient is currently stable and resting comfortably during transport.

Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Good evening, Munson.

00:01

This is Northflight Aeromed.

00:02

We are en route with a 68-year-old female.

00:07

It's going to be a transfer patient from Sheboygan ED.

00:10

Are you aware of this patient?

00:13

I am aware of the patient's name, but I haven't got report yet.

00:18

All right, no worries.

00:19

We are en route from our hangar.

00:20

So we have about a 15-minute ETA.

00:22

We have a 68-year-old female with a lower GI, I believe, that was seen at Sheboygan ED.

00:29

Official complaints for shortness of breath progressed to approximately 200 mLs of dark red blood in the stool.

00:41

The patient was hypotensive and tachycardic with systolic blood pressure in the 60s.

00:50

She's received two units of PRBC.

00:52

She is on plastics at home and has received 20 micrograms with Desmopressin.

00:57

She's currently anal-4 GCS of 15.

00:59

Blood pressure is 148 over 76.

01:02

Heart rate 82 showing signs and setting at 100%.

01:05

18 on respirations on labor.

01:08

She's got a right IJ for access.

01:11

She's not complaining of any pain.

01:13

She's resting comfortably.

01:14

Do you require anything further?

01:17

Nope, not at this time.

01:18

We'll have a room for you on arrival.

01:19

I'm not too clear.

01:20

All right, no one's later, a room that's clear.

01:22

We'll see you on arrival, thank you.

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