Air medical transports man with irregular heartbeat to hospital, Springfield MO
Medical EmergencyAn air medical team is transporting a 72-year-old man to Cox South hospital. He experienced near fainting and irregular rapid heartbeat. He was treated with medication and fluids and is currently stable and awake.
Audio|Source: Aurora Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Our Cox South ER, Cox Air Care 1, inbound patient report.
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Coxair Care 1, go for south.
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Cox South, we're inbound to you with about a 10 to 11 minute ETA.
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We have a 72-year-old male.
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Primary complaint tonight is going to be near syncope.
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Patient did not lose consciousness.
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On ground DMS arrival, they found him in arrhythmia with rapid heart rate in the 140s.
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They did give him a bolus of Cardizem, 10 milligrams initially, and then repeated 5 milligrams.
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He's currently in normal heart rhythm.
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With a heart rate of 60.
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Wake and alert, with a Glasgow coma score of 15.
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Blood pressure is 176 over 77.
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He's breathing 10 to 12 breaths a minute, oxygen saturation 100% on 2 liters nasal cannula.
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He's only had Cardizem.
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He's gotten a couple hundred milliliters of normal saline, no other medication.
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And we'll be with you in about 9 to 10 minutes at this point.
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Blood sugar was 115.
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Let me know if you have any questions.
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Air Care 1.
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We'll see on the helipad in 10 minutes.
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Clear for south.
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Location mentioned:
Near S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
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