94-year-old man with severe dementia treated for hypoxia, Gettysburg PA
Medical EmergencyA 94-year-old man with severe dementia at a personal care facility in Gettysburg is unwell. He is lethargic, not eating, and has low blood pressure and low oxygen levels. Emergency responders treated him with oxygen and started an intravenous line before transporting him to Gettysburg Hospital for further care.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Fire and EMS Alerts
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Pettysburg, this is Franklin County McKee 7-6 and Bounder Facility from personal care at Paramount with a 94-year-old male. Howdy, copy?
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We're all on, go ahead.
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Good afternoon, Gettysburg.
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In factored facility with a 94-year-old male, he is responsive to painful stimuli. He does suffer from severe dementia. They said sometimes he doesn't even know his name.
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They said yesterday he started not feeling well, being very lethargic,
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not getting around. Today, he didn't eat any breakfast or lunch.
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They said he had a mild temperature of 99.7. They medicated with Tylenol.
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They also said he was hypoxic at 8. I got him at 92, but I did put him on two liters. He's up to 97%. He's in an A-Fib on the monitor. There's no ectopathy.
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S-T elevations and depressions are not noted on the 12-lead.
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He is, however, hypotensive.
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He was 80 over 40 initially. I started a line.
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He only has 250 in right now, and he's up to 93 over 63.
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But sugar's 128.
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Ivy is established.
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I'll give you the rest of the bedside. We're about five to eight out. Anything else?
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Gettysburg, PA 17325
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