Woman with stroke symptoms receives emergency care, Durham County NC
Medical EmergencyA female patient showed signs of a stroke with low responsiveness and inability to hold her right arm up. Her blood pressure was low and she was given oxygen. Emergency medical services were en route and instructed to access her near building 125.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
01:2
Transcript:
00:00
I'll give you a quick update.
00:02
Patient is very limited in her response to us.
00:07
She's not really talking to us.
00:09
Blood pressure in 98, there were 64, pulses 71.
00:13
She was signed about 92, and we put her on 2 liters of O2.
00:19
We're really unable to administer any kind of stroke scale just because of her poor response on this. But we have been able to determine that she doesn't seem to be able to hold her right arm up.
00:29
And that's where I'm not right now.
00:31
Do you have an ETA?
00:35
We're about six minutes away.
00:38
Copy that. Thank you.
00:49
Medic 3, I think it'll be best to bring your truck around to the back side of building 125. We'll have better access for the stretcher.
01:01
Copy. Okay.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Durham County, NC
Correct
Incorrect
