Elderly woman treated for altered mental status and nausea, Aurora MO
Medical EmergencyAn 89-year-old woman was treated for altered mental status, nausea, vomiting, and back pain at a residence near Porter Avenue in Aurora. She was found drowsy and hard to arouse. Vital signs included atrial fibrillation and normal oxygen levels. She was transported to Mercy Hospital Aurora for further care.
Audio|Source: Aurora Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Mercy Hospital Aurora, AT223 with the patient report.
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AT223, this is Mercy Hospital Aurora.
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Go ahead.
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We're out with an 89-year-old female from a residence, with a complaint of altered mental status, not feeling well, nausea, vomiting, chronic low back pain.
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About 2,100 hours last night, she was her normal self.
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She took a muscle relaxer to go to bed, secondary to her back pain.
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We found her to be stuporous, sleepy, drowsy,
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hard to arouse.
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Last set of vital signs was 90 over 64, atrial fibrillation,
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82.
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She is acting 95% on room air, with the respiratory rate currently at 17.
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Her glucose is 152, there's no obvious ST elevation on a 15-lead EKG.
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And her Glasgow Coma Scale is currently 14, her ETA is going to be about four minutes.
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Porter Ave, Aurora, MO 65605
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