Patient airlifted to University of Michigan for brain bleed, Ann Arbor MI
Medical EmergencyAir medical crew 15 minutes out to University of Michigan Medical Center with a 55-year-old man. He has a bleeding area in the front part of his brain (left frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage) and fractures around his left eye, with swelling on the left side of his face. He takes the blood thinner Eliquis. Current vital signs: blood pressure 150/80, heart rate 70, breathing 16 per minute, oxygen 95% on a nasal cannula, and blood sugar 186. He is awake and alert (GCS 15) and has an NIH stroke score of 0. Two IVs are in place and he is receiving a blood pressure medication drip at 7.5 milligrams per hour. Crew expects to arrive in about 13 minutes.
Audio|Source: Barry County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
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University of Michigan Medical Center on ARLZ1. This is flight care, 15 minutes out. How do you copy? 55-year-old male. Chief complaint: left frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage and left orbital fractures. Patient is on Eliquis. There is swelling and edema to the left side of his face and left orbital region. He is alert; pupils equal and reactive. NIH score 0. Blood pressure 150/80. Heart rate 70. Sinus rhythm with first-degree AV block and right bundle branch block. Respirations 16, non-labored. Oxygen saturation 95% on nasal cannula. Glucose 186. Two IVs established. He is on a nicardipine drip at 7.5 milligrams per hour. GCS 15. Estimated arrival in 13 minutes. See you on arrival. Central 5238.
University of Michigan Medical Center on ARLZ1. This is flight care, 15 minutes out. How do you copy? 55-year-old male. Chief complaint: left frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage and left orbital fractures. Patient is on Eliquis. There is swelling and edema to the left side of his face and left orbital region. He is alert; pupils equal and reactive. NIH score 0. Blood pressure 150/80. Heart rate 70. Sinus rhythm with first-degree AV block and right bundle branch block. Respirations 16, non-labored. Oxygen saturation 95% on nasal cannula. Glucose 186. Two IVs established. He is on a nicardipine drip at 7.5 milligrams per hour. GCS 15. Estimated arrival in 13 minutes. See you on arrival. Central 5238.
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Near E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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