74-year-old male treated after brief unresponsiveness, St Marys WV
Medical EmergencyA 74-year-old man was treated at urgent care in St. Mary's after a brief episode of his body stiffening and eyes rolling upward. He was unresponsive for several minutes but is now alert and stable. He has a history of renal insufficiency, hiatal hernia, and acid reflux. Current heart monitoring shows a first-degree block, and his vital signs are stable.
Audio|Source: Wood County Sheriff Dispatch, Parkersburg PD/Fire, Belpre PD/Fire
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They are inbound with a 74-year-old male coming from the urgent care in St.
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Mary's.
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He had a COVID exposure last week, so after developing a dry throat,
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cough,
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headaches, he went there to be evaluated,
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although before we're going further into this, they did test him and he was negative.
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Although while he was there, he had an episode where they said his body just stiffing up, his eyes rolled upward.
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And he was,
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that lasted for about a minute,
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he did not respond to them for several minutes after that. They did not, they said it did not look like Caesar activity.
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Afterwards, he was very lethargic, diaphoretic.
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He did then complain of some heartburn indigestion type symptoms belched and then did vomit one time.
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Right now he is alert and oriented with a blood pressure 123 over 68, heart rate 64,
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respiration is 20.
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He's 95% on the 4 liters that the staff there placed him on.
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Monitor is a first-degree block, 12-lead doesn't show anything other than a first-degree block.
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Temp is 98.3,
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finger sick glucose is 160.
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They do have IV access, they have four is ophrine on board.
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They say that his skin is now pink warm and dry and no longer diaphoretic.
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History is...
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Reno insufficiency,
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Heidel hernia, and GERD.
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They'll be there in about five to six minutes, and the number is (number withheld).
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St Marys, WV 26170
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