Man treated for fainting at fire station and taken to hospital, Gettysburg PA
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Medical EmergencyA 62-year-old man fainted at a fire station during a dinner. He briefly lost consciousness and fell into a door without hitting the floor. He is now awake, alert, and has no complaints. He was taken by ambulance to Gettysburg Hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin County Fire and EMS Alerts
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Transcript:
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Gettysburg Hospital, Franklin County MICU 7-6 with the BLS report.
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Oh.
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We're around to your facility with about a 10-minute ETA with a 62, 62-year-old male patient,
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was at the local fire station, they were having a dinner.
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He had gotten up, he thinks he got up too fast, had a syncopal episode,
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fell into the door, did not hit the floor,
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has no complaints.
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is on no blood pressure medications.
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He's currently awake alert and oriented with no complaints.
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Initially, they were telling us he was hypotensive, 90s over 50s.
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He has had a sufficient blood pressure for us the entire time.
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The last one was 148 over 64.
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Pulse regular 90,
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98% on room air with the respirations of 22.
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Blue codes was 247.
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We're about 10 minutes out.
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I can give you further at bedtime unless you have any questions.
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Location mentioned:
Gettysburg Hospital, Gettysburg, PA 17325
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