Man with decreased mental status and sores receives medical aid, Waterloo IA
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical responders attended to a 70-year-old man at Harmony House in Waterloo who had reduced mental alertness and multiple sores on his body. The man was conscious but minimally responsive and showed signs of a medical emergency based on vital signs.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
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On this 3.34,
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we're coming to the conscious...
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Not very alert for responses.
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Seventy-year-old male coming from Harmony House.
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They said they were going to give you guys a call.
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Just for a decrease mental status from the last week, it's also dealing with sores on his head,
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upper right arm, shoulder,
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his back.
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He'll open his eyes when I talk to him, won't follow any commands.
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Right now I got a current set of vitals.
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A blood pressure,
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118, over 68,
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heart rate of 95.
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He's breathing 28 times a minute.
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He's 95% on wherever I got a blood sugar of 143.
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This patient does have so...
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some precautions for I mean, not exactly sure, can it's just contact precautions.
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I'll get a line for you in route.
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I'll be there in about four to five minutes or anything else.
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Nothing for the room and arrival.
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Happy thanks.
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Location mentioned:
W Shaulis Rd, Waterloo, IA 50701
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