Elderly man with back pain taken to hospital, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an 86-year-old man with lower back pain and difficulty swallowing food was transported from a private residence near Grossmont Center Drive to Sharp Grossmont Hospital. The patient's daughter activated 911 due to his declining condition over the past week. Upon assessment, he was alert and stable with no acute findings, reporting mild back pain rated 2 out of 10.
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Transcript:
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Sharp Memorial Medic 440.
00:05
440, this is Sharp.
00:08
Hey, Sharp Memorial Medic 440.
00:10
I've got run number (number withheld).
00:16
It's going to be for an 86-year-old male.
00:19
Chief complaint of lower back pain.
00:21
Transport unit is going to be CLS-4-0.
00:25
They're going to have about a 20-minute ETA to Sharp for this month.
00:31
His daughter over the phone activated 9-1-1.
00:34
She states that patient, her father,
00:38
has been weak, having some difficulty
00:41
eating and swallowing his food over the past week.
00:45
She was concerned and wanted to add 9-1-1 to have her father evaluated at a hospital ER.
00:55
We got the patient, he was lying supine on his couch at a private residence, A&O times 4, per wife on scene, acting appropriate per baseline.
01:03
Patient denies any alcohol and drugs, breathing at 16 full and effective clear lungs, SpO2 at 99% in the room air.
01:10
DMS and tag times 4.
01:14
This portion is going to be 106 over 70, a heart rate of 96, sinus rhythm on our 4 leads, tympanic temperature of 97.6, sugar of 222, stroke scale negative.
01:29
Right now, patient's only complaint is lower back pain.
01:33
About a 2 out of 10 on the Wong-Baker scale.
01:35
We're not anticipating any treatment en route to Sharp Grossmont.
01:39
Again, transporting unit is going to be BLS 403.
01:42
Please let me know if I get you any other information.
01:47
No, that's it.
01:48
I'll let Sharp-Rosman know that BLS-403 is on the way.
01:52
We can clear at 1543, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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