Medical response for elderly patient at VA center, Indianapolis IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis for an elderly hospice patient who had been increasingly lethargic over the weekend. The patient had comfort care measures in place and was transported with oxygen support. Medical readings indicated low blood pressure and normal heart rhythm, with responders continuing to monitor on route.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
We're bringing you an eighty-five year old male (name withheld).
00:16
He is. Show me en route to VA.
00:19
Workers stated that he's become more lethargic over the course of the weekend.
00:24
He is currently on hospice, has DNR and comfort measures only at this time.
00:33
Currently on the monitor, he’s normal sinus at 84 beats per minute.
00:39
I'm getting an SpO2 reading of 70%.
00:41
I don't necessarily believe that.
00:44
Skin looks pretty.
00:47
Pink. We went ahead, gave him 15 liters of non-rebreather for comfort measures.
00:52
We got thirty-two end-tidal respirations.
00:55
Last BP was seventy-nine over.
00:58
So, the blood pressure was seventy-nine over fifty-seven.
01:02
He is GCS 14 at this time.
01:06
If you don't have anything further, we'll be there in about 10–15 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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