Elderly man with fever taken to Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported a 70-year-old man from Paradise Valley Hospital to Grossmont Hospital after he reported fever, chills, and body aches for two days, suspected to be sepsis. He was alert but had a high fever and elevated heart rate. He received Tylenol and fluids en route and showed improvement.
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Transcript:
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Grossmont Medic 418.
00:03
14, it's Grossmont.
00:04
You can go ahead at (number withheld).
00:09
Hey, good morning Grossmont.
00:11
My round number is going to be (number withheld).
00:18
We have a 70-year-old male.
00:20
Chief complaint is going to be fever sepsis.
00:23
We're coming out of Paradise Valley Hospital with a four-minute ETA.
00:25
Just let me know when you're ready.
00:28
All right, he heard it.
00:29
He is open.
00:30
You can go ahead with the report.
00:32
We were called out to a priority for this patient.
00:35
Patient states he's been having body aches, fever, and chills for the past two days.
00:41
We arrived on scene.
00:43
He is hot to the touch.
00:44
He is alert and oriented, very hot to the touch. Temp on scene is 102.1.
00:52
Additionally, rest of the vitals.
00:54
He is sinus tachycardic at a rate of 115.
00:58
Blood pressure is 122 over 80.
01:01
We have an end tidal of 16.
01:03
He's breathing twenty-two times a minute.
01:07
He was ninety-three percent on room air,
01:10
so we put him on two liters.
01:12
He's come up to ninety-six percent on those two liters.
01:19
No reports of any recent sick contacts or anything like that.
01:27
He's not sure exactly what made him sick, but he says he feels pretty sick with cold and flu symptoms.
01:38
He ate some chicken two days ago.
01:43
That he thinks may have been a little funny,
01:48
and he endorses some vomiting.
01:50
No vomiting in the presence of EMS,
01:53
and the vomiting was normal stomach contents.
01:59
Blood sugar is 158 on scene for treatment.
02:04
We have 1 g of Tylenol going for the body aches with some relief.
02:09
He feels a little bit better,
02:12
and we've given a 500 ml fluid bolus on our way down to Paradise.
02:18
Can't clarify anything for you.
02:19
We should be pulling in just a second.
02:23
All righty, I'll give them a call.
02:24
Can you just confirm that end tidal? Did you say 16? Affirmative, 16.
02:32
All righty, and his lung sounds clear.
02:36
He's breathing full and effective.
02:39
Yes, it is.
02:41
Lung sounds are clear.
02:43
He is breathing full and effective.
02:44
Like you said, we've got a type C kidney at (number withheld), but he's been taking fine.
02:50
He just has increased work of breathing.
02:54
Alrighty, I know you guys got a short ETA.
02:56
I will relay that he's got low end tidal,
03:04
and go ahead and clear.
03:06
I'll give them a call.
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Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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