EMS transports man with right-side weakness and speech issues, Polk County TN
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services responded to a 63-year-old man experiencing right-side weakness and difficulty speaking. The patient was alert but had altered orientation and was transported to a nearby landing zone for helicopter evacuation.
Audio|Source: Polk County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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6603, this is a lot for us on.
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Go for 603.
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We're showing about two minutes out to the LZ, get a brief patient update for us.
00:12
Yes, sir. I've got a 63-year-old male height around 72 inches, weight between 220 to 25. We have been out to this patient earlier today with some right-sided or right-arm weakness. It had resolved prior to arrival of us, so he signed a refusal, called back out, and he's got significant right-sided weakness, some expressive aphasia, and he's alert and oriented times 1 at this point.
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Blood sugar is 121. We're showing an 81 sinus rhythm on the monitor. Last blood pressure 110 over 70, 96% on remarry respirations are about 16 non-laborate. I've got 2 IV set up the patient has also received 4 milligrams of spohran and is currently getting a slow fluid bolus of lactated ringer at this time.
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Go copy. Most usual.
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OZ,
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command, this is a life force one.
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Go ahead, Elvdick command.
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We're short about a minute out to the LZ, everybody's LZ, update force.
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You will be landing at an open field just south of the EMS station. You will have a tree line to your south,
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to your west.
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You will have power lines, a dead tree,
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a billboard to your east.
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Check so. There will be a visualist.
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So far, I'll call the Europe transporting to the LZ
02:00
Command, Life Force One, if you will approach from the south,
02:05
the Mexican restaurant next door actually has umbrellas that will lift up.
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Polk County, TN
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