Man shows stroke symptoms, paramedics transport to hospital, Aberdeen MD
Medical EmergencyA 31-year-old man experienced sudden weakness and numbness on his right side, including his face and hand. He has a history of hypertension and a prior transient ischemic attack and was not taking his medications properly. Paramedics noted right-sided grip weakness and stroke signs and are transporting him to hospital for urgent care.
Audio|Source: Harford County Public Safety
03:24
Transcript:
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It's Hartford County Paramedic 24.
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I'll be around to your facility.
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You give about seven minutes and will board every priority one stroke alert.
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We have 31-year-old gentleman speech you woke up at approximately 8 a.m.
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with the onset of symptoms.
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He had some contractures in his hands.
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Did go to work.
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He states that around 230, he started to develop some numbness on the right side of his face.
00:23
We do note that he's got some right-sided grip strength weakness.
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We do have a negative Cincinnati and a lands of one.
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He's alert and already had times for the GCS of 15.
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Does have a history of hypertension in previous TIA.
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He's noncompliant with his medications.
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We've got blood pressure of 170 over 107, a pulse rate.
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rate of 92.
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It appears to be sinus on the monitor.
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I've transmitted that 12 over to your facility.
00:51
Respirations are 18, oxygen saturation, 97% on room air and a blood sugar of 108.
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I've attempted an IV times one unsuccessfully.
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I'll continue to look en route to your facility.
01:05
And again, we have a need to have about 7 to 10.
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How do you copy?
01:09
Something started at UConkey, I have a specific point he keeps to get a support of the TSA.
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So I think that he's able to CERALA campus.
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Okay, again, the weakness that down starts all 1430, but we will go ahead and proceed to Upper Chestbeak.
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All right in that, please.
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EMRGVASD is our Phenamedic 24.
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Can I please have Upper Chestbeak of Delaware?
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Go back over to that 304 for me 304.
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Too much, 304.
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I'm getting back 24 CMO 304 for up to Chesape.
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24C, we're clear, no patient.
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Mom did not want any EMS services for her son.
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I see.
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Clear 15-13.
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I copy. Can you repeat the age.
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That was 31-3-year-old male.
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EMS 71, I'm in right the sandpipe report.
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In wrap, 1532.
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Good. So again, he's about 15 minutes.
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On board, I have a 31-year-old male.
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He does have a history of hypertension as well as a previous TIA.
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He has been non-compliant with his medications.
02:28
States that when he awoke at approximately 8 o'clock this morning, he noticed that he had some contractures of his hands.
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He did go to work.
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He's a truck driver.
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He was driving the truck.
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He stated about 2.30.
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He started with some dizziness as well as some right-sided numbness that he describes more.
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so just in the occipital region and down into the right arm.
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We do notice that he's got a weak grip strength, which appears to be unilaterally, a little bit more on the right side.
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He does have a negative Cincinnati stroke scale, but a lambs of one.
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I got vitals as follows.
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Blood pressure of 170 over 107, a pulse rate of 98.
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Sinus on the monitor.
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Restorations are 18, oxygen saturation 97%, or room air and a blood sugar of 1.
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I'm attempted an IV times one unsuccessfully I'll continue to look long route to your facility and unless you have any further we'll see you in approximately 15 minutes
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Location mentioned:
Near McHenry Rd, Aberdeen, MD 21001
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