Elderly man unconscious after shower en route to hospital, Fort Myers FL
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an 86-year-old man lost consciousness after taking a shower at his home near HealthPark Drive. He has a recent history of orthostatic hypotension and a previous stroke. Medics found him unconscious on the floor but with stable vital signs. He was transported to South Park hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Lee FL Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
HealthPark, Medics, 30, Seg alert.
00:05
HealthPark, go ahead.
00:08
Just a medic 30 and down to your facility with an 86-year-old male patient coming from home.
00:12
He had a witness-able episode after taking a shower this morning.
00:18
He was admitted to another facility about a month ago for orthostatic hypotension, so that is a new diagnosis for him.
00:26
Today, however, after lying on the floor for several minutes prior to arrival, he was still unconscious.
00:30
He had good radial pulses.
00:32
He was initially found a little on the hypotensive side, about 107 over 64, currently 130 over 64.
00:38
He is denied any complaints of pain.
00:40
He does have a neurodeficit from our previous stroke, so speech is low.
00:44
47 minus Brady on the monitor appears to be a regular rate for him.
00:48
He's 97 on room air.
00:50
12-leads showed some elevation in the interlateral leads, which compared to one of our previous 12 leads from a month ago, it definitely shows different.
00:58
I just sent that to you guys on there.
00:59
We are unaware if he does have a cardiologist, and we'll see you in about seven.
01:04
I want to your parlor.
01:07
Can you please send a Polsara?
01:10
Paul Farah should be good.
01:13
Copy, scene arrival.
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Location mentioned:
S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33908
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