Elderly man transported for antibiotic treatment after refusal, Duluth MN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 82-year-old man from an assisted living facility refused oral antibiotics and showed altered mental status. He was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital for intravenous antibiotic treatment.
Audio|Heard on: St. Louis MN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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St. Luke’s Hospital, 307 patient report.
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Three hundred and seven St. Luke's.
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Good morning.
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En route with an eighty-two year old male coming from an assisted living facility.
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He was in your facility yesterday diagnosed with encephalopathy.
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Patient is refusing his oral antibiotics since returning from the hospital last night.
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Staff reported he is no longer acting normally.
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His normal baseline mentation is disoriented.
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He is alert but ignoring all orientation questions.
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Also ignoring most of an assessment.
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Got a heart rate of 76, SDO2 of 100, blood pressure of 128 over 76.
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Facility is sending him in for IV antibiotics.
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No interventions, ETA 5 min.
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Do you have any questions?
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Copy 10-53.
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Location mentioned:
E 1st St, Duluth, MN 55805
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