Medical emergency near Alcoa Hwy involves unresponsive man, Knoxville TN
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel coordinated helicopter transport for a semi-responsive 68-year-old man near Alcoa Highway. The man has a history of stroke and seizures, showed rightward gaze and no movement on his left side, and had dropping oxygen levels. He is being prepared for transfer to UT hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Badge Medi1, we're at the LZ.
00:05
Medibon, you're at the LZ at 1948.
00:14
Jay, what's your mileage?
00:18
636.
00:20
Copy, thank you.
00:29
Already, Medic 1, this is Lifestar 1.
00:34
Go ahead, Lifestar.
00:36
Good evening.
00:37
Lifestar 1 is about 5 minutes out from the LZ, ready for medical if you got it.
00:42
Got a 68-year-old male patient.
00:46
Last on normal was around 1800.
00:48
History of CVA's, history of seizures.
00:52
On our arrival, patient was unresponsive.
00:56
He is coming back too very little.
00:59
He's semi-responsive now.
01:00
Rightward gaze.
01:03
No movement left side.
01:06
He's tacky on the monitor.
01:11
He was in his hypertensive also.
01:15
Blood sugar was 119.
01:19
Weight's probably 130, 140 pounds.
01:23
He's probably 5, 6.
01:26
Do have him on a non-rebreather due to SPO2 dropping in the low 80s.
01:32
Any further.
01:40
That's a good copy on all, thank you.
01:42
We'll see you in about five minutes.
01:46
Patient will be taken to UT if that's okay with you.
01:52
UT, you got it.
01:57
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
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