Driver loses control due to low blood sugar on I-75, Emmet County MI
TrafficA driver on I-75 lost control of his Jeep due to low blood sugar and tipped the vehicle onto the driver's side in the median. He was alert and uninjured when emergency services arrived.
Audio|Source: Emmet County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We were called out for a patient that was driving down 75 as G.
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Had his glucose drop too low on our glucomber upon our arrival.
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He did get an alert prior to crossing the bridge, ate a banana, kept driving, made it down to the mile market 332, and was unable to control his vehicle at that point.
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The patient drove into the median and kind of tipped the Jeep over onto the driver's side, slipped through the median, and came to arrest after hitting a couple of very small debt to pine trees.
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No significant injury, or I'm sorry, no significant damage to the vehicle, no injury to the patient, no complaints of pain, and no external evidence of injuries, no operations, deformities, bruising, nothing.
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Patients, glucose, again, was low upon our arrival.
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Though he was alert oriented, was able to remove the top of the Jeep for us and help us extricate him from the vehicle.
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The patient's vitals have been stable for us the entire time.
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Blood pressure of 136 over 8.1, 136 over 8.1.
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Part 880, strong and regular.
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SPO2, 99 to 100% on room air.
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We do have IV access with the blood draw for you folks.
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Do have D50 and a bag of saline running.
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Last glucose check, he was back up to 47 and still climbing.
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Again, alert-oriented conversation.
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able to communicate, participate in this assessment.
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We originally headed George Geoigan.
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They diverted us due to mechanism of injury, though I say again there are no injuries.
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Patient initials are going to be (name withheld).
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(name withheld).
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(name withheld).
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(name withheld). The date of birth is (number withheld).
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At this point, we've probably got 25 to 30 minutes at least.
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I-75, Michigan
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