Elderly woman shows stroke symptoms at assisted living, Whitehall MI
Medical EmergencyAn elderly woman at White Lake Assisted Living showed signs of a stroke including slurred speech and weakness on her right side. She was initially normal in the morning but developed symptoms during breakfast. Her husband called a doctor who advised sending her to the hospital. Emergency responders noted her symptoms upon arrival and monitored her condition during transport.
Audio|Source: Muskegon County Police, Fire, and EMS
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The patient woke up this morning, was actually normal, and went out to breakfast with her husband and a bunch of friends around 8 o'clock, most of her breakfasts, where her friends noticed she was having some slurred speech.
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They wanted her to go into the hospital, well, at night, and went home to her with her husband.
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Later on, (name withheld) came back over and checked, noticed that she wasn't getting any better.
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Husband called doctor, and they said to go ahead and send her in.
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On our arrival, patient, BFAST, does show some weakness in the right side.
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We do that some slurred speech after we got her in the ambulance here.
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Her speech was starting to get a little worse.
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Blood sugar is 91, she stands on a motor over 68, let bloods register,
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228 over 95.
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Her reservation is right around 28 non-laborate.
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Location mentioned:
Near Whitehall Rd, Whitehall, MI 49461
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