Medical emergency for elderly woman with blood loss and high sugar, Flint MI
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services responded to a 78-year-old woman near Eastwood Drive in Flint, Michigan. She experienced weakness, blood in her stool, and altered mental status with high blood sugar. Her husband reported that the symptoms were unusual and ongoing. She is being assessed and transported to a hospital for further treatment.
Audio|Source: Genesee County EMS
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
Can we try at Bravo 310? Can we possibly get a medic to our location, please?
00:05
Sure.
00:09
The patient is altered, sugars at 293,
00:14
she's only A and O 1.
00:17
I copy.
00:20
Thank you.
00:39
You'll be the ALS[1] for Bravo 310-1621 Eastwood near Belce and Basser.
00:50
A 78-year-old female original call was for blood in the stool and weakness with a stroke and diabetic history.
00:57
They're on with the patient who's altered A and O times 1 and sugar at 293.
01:02
844.
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131.
01:12
Got.
01:17
You can cancel county.
01:23
From 802. From 802.
01:25
Go on.
01:32
You know, too, just to be advised for about 15 minutes out.
01:36
Can I, the Patriot crew, meet me on EMS 2?
01:40
Patriot, Bravo, 310.
01:43
We copy.
01:45
310.
01:50
802, Bravo 310 is on 2 for you.
01:57
This is Patriot, Bravo 310.
02:05
310, this is Catholic 802.
02:07
Do you have a set of vitals on the patient?
02:13
All right, so currently we're looking at 118, over 40 for her blood pressure.
02:19
Her pulse is at 93.
02:21
SPO2 is at 95.
02:24
Her blood sugar at 293.
02:27
She's like, A and O 4.
02:28
Husband states that this isn't normal for her.
02:30
She has lost a lot of blood in a stool.
02:35
She...
02:37
Since she loaded in your ambulance currently?
02:41
Negative. We're getting ready to do that,
02:44
but it's up to you whether you want to do your assessment and then...
02:48
We're still 10 minutes out if you want to load and let us know the direction you're heading and what hospital will intercept.
02:55
Perfect. We'll load her now.
02:59
310.
03:01
Go ahead.
03:06
Did they have an estimate on how much blood she lost and the color of it?
03:14
I can't give like an approximate, like measurement,
03:17
but it's like a dark red ishtari.
03:21
The garbage was full of bloody, like, snacks, napkins from her going to the bathroom.
03:26
Husband states that this has been going on since.
03:29
Copy.
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[1]
ALS: Advanced Life Support (paramedic-level medical response)
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Location mentioned:
Near Eastwood Dr, Flint, MI 48504
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