Paramedics report stroke case en route to hospital, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, paramedics reported a stroke emergency involving an elderly man who developed facial drooping and speech difficulty while at home near Grossmont Center Drive. He was alert but unable to respond appropriately. Medical personnel transported him toward Rose Farm Hospital, approximately 20 minutes away.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Grossmont, Medic 238, stroke code.
00:03
Sorry about that last unit, go ahead.
00:07
Hey Rose Farm, San Diego County Fire, Medic 238.
00:10
Our agency number is (number withheld).
00:11
Have a run number (number withheld), stroke code going to your facility or about 20 minutes out.
00:20
Let me know when you're ready.
00:23
Copy, did you upload?
00:25
Negative, I'll give you the (number withheld).
00:29
Copy that.
00:31
One out, two prior residents San Diego, elderly male stroke-like symptoms.
00:36
Patient's baseline.
00:38
You walked, talked to 1804, answered all questions.
00:41
He was walking out of his bedroom today when his family noticed a right-sided facial droop around 7:30.
00:49
They tried to inquire about it and noticed he was barely making sounds or forming words but was moaning and groaning.
00:59
They assisted him onto the couch and activated 911.
01:04
Alert and shocked, unable to answer health questions appropriately.
01:07
Or excuse me,
01:08
Alert and shocked is the unit time zero.
01:11
He groans but doesn't answer any questions appropriately.
01:15
I can't get an achievement plan out of him.
01:17
There's no evidence for any drugs or alcohol.
01:19
He's not giving any oral trauma or incontinence.
01:21
Negative for any head trauma.
01:25
He's not involved with previous strokes at all.
01:27
However, he does move off stretcher.
01:32
His time is (number withheld).
01:43
Has vitals, heart rate sixty-two, AFib on the monitor.
01:46
He does not have a history of AFib and he's not in any finish.
01:50
Blood pressure is 139 over 72, alert and oriented times zero, with all extremities moving.
01:55
Breathing 16, full and effective, and I can't get a good pulse oximetry reading.
02:02
Sugars 184, temperature 98.7.
02:07
No pertinent history though, he's on medications.
02:09
Again, he does not have a history of AFib.
02:14
18 gauge right AC, had that at 15 degrees.
02:16
Another effective treatment, stroke code.
02:18
I'm going to give it FAST-ED of four.
02:21
Your facility 20 out, how do you copy?
02:24
I copy all that, what's his last seen normal?
02:27
Oh, 7:30 this morning.
02:30
So about thirty-nine minutes ago.
02:34
Just to clarify, you originally said they found him with a facial droop at 7:30, so they saw him at 7:29 without.
02:45
They were talking to him throughout the morning.
02:51
And then he does not have facial droop at this time, but they were reporting facial droop at 7:30.
02:56
He's still unable to form any sentences with slurred speech and not following commands.
03:05
Okay, perfect.
03:06
Thanks for the clarification.
03:07
And are you still 20 out?
03:11
I'm sorry, I'm going through a valley and you're broken.
03:14
Are you still about 20 minutes away? We'll go ahead and get your code.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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