Postpartum woman experiences chest pain and high blood pressure, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 36-year-old woman recently gave birth and is experiencing chest pain and high blood pressure several days after delivery. She refused hospital transport after being informed about the risk of eclampsia. Emergency responders are persuading her and her family to seek medical care.
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Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be a 36 female chest pain.
00:05
Let me know when you're ready.
00:10
So it sounds like patient had delivered a baby a couple days ago, was giving medication for some just a hilarious chest pain to take at home.
00:20
She started having it this morning and I guess she came home yesterday, started having it this morning, took the medication, they helped a little bit but then it didn't go away.
00:28
So she called 911.
00:31
No shortness, breath, no nausea, no dizziness.
00:34
As far as our vital signs, heart rate with 70, normal sinus, confirmed on 12ly, no elevation, ectopy, or depression.
00:40
Blood pressure, low elevated 165 over 70, and 98% on room air respiration, 18, and a GCS of 15.
00:49
We did have a translator on scene translating for us patient with Creel speaking only.
00:53
We explained her that we checked everything we can check and it's looking, and we're not seeing anything acute on our side.
01:00
We offered her transport patient refused.
01:04
Patients are going to stay at home and monitor with family, continue taking the med as prescribed by the doctor and will activate if she needs to, again, she's not paired by drug her alcohol.
01:12
She understands the risks and complications associated with not being transported.
01:16
And at this point, we're going to have a patient sign out AMA.
01:18
How do you copy?
01:21
Hi, copy. I'm actually super concerned about her having chest pain, being only a several days postpartum, and being super hypertensive, 165 over 70.
01:31
I think she really needed to go to our women's center.
01:37
I copy.
01:38
We'll revise patient.
01:39
Stand by.
01:41
Grossmont Medic 38, jumping in line.
01:45
We're discussing with family right now, Grosslant,
01:48
attempting to get them to transport.
01:50
I can contact you back after we talk with them.
01:54
It might be a little bit just because of the translations that need to happen if you want to take that report.
01:59
Yeah, I appreciate it.
02:01
If you could just reiterate, you know, she can be eclamptic up to six weeks after delivery, so that blood pressure is very concerning, close delivery.
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Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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