Medical emergency near Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa involving an elderly male with shortness of breath and chest pain. The patient, who had been experiencing respiratory symptoms for several days, received aspirin, nitroglycerin, and breathing treatments. His condition included elevated blood pressure and high blood sugar. He was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
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02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Grossmont Medic 436.
00:03
Medic 436, this is Gopher at 2221.
00:07
Grossmont Medic 436, I have a mild medical looking into you guys with a five-minute ETA.
00:12
Run number is going to be (number withheld).
00:18
Let me know when you're ready for a full report.
00:21
I copy that, go ahead.
00:23
It's going to be for an eighty-year-old male coming from home.
00:26
Patient is reported to have shortness of breath and chest pain.
00:30
A family member on scene is translating because the patient primarily speaks Arabic.
00:36
The patient has had shortness of breath for several days along with fever, chills, and coughs.
00:46
He saw his primary physician today.
00:49
They gave him steroids and told him to use his normal nebulizer, but there was little improvement.
00:59
About forty-five minutes ago, he experienced sudden chest pain rated four out of ten, described as pressure-like pain.
01:15
This is not a medical first call.
01:17
I did transmit the 12-2 over to you guys.
01:19
It shows a left bundle branch block on the EKG.
01:24
No cold or other instability noted.
01:27
Blood pressure is 180 over 90.
01:32
Alert and oriented times four, moving all extremities appropriately.
01:34
Stroke scale negative.
01:36
Oxygen saturation 95% on room air with wheezing throughout.
01:40
Respirations about twenty-four per minute.
01:43
End tidal 30.
01:45
Temperature 99.2.
01:47
Blood sugar 355.
01:52
Administered aspirin and nitroglycerin treatments.
01:58
Unable to communicate well now due to translator not transported to hospital, pain level currently unknown.
02:07
Patient placed on breathing treatment.
02:11
Oxygen at eight liters per minute, breathing improved.
02:16
May provide IV oxygen shortly.
02:19
No further treatment at this time.
02:20
Is there anything else I’ve got for you?
02:23
Yes, can you just tell me his heart rate?
02:27
Heart rate is 102.
02:30
Okay, I copy that.
02:31
We'll see you inside your car at 2220.
02:34
Copy that, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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