Elderly woman with low blood pressure transported to hospital, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyAn 89-year-old woman near Southwest Walker Road had low blood pressure and weakness. She was initially treated with basic life support but was upgraded to advanced life support and transported to the hospital for further care.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 65 and AMR 167. Respond to BLS[1] SigPerson.
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At near Southwest Walker Rd.
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Cross streets are Southwest 103rd Avenue and Southwest West Westwood Drive.
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Com, AMRIC-7?
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Go ahead.
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Yes, ma'am. We're responding to the call on Walker from 2017 and 99.
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Based on the call notes, is this going to be BLS[1]?
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It was coded as such.
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They're saying an 89-year-old female, breathing normally, coherent,
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labs work came back, they want her to take it back to the hospital, but also advising blood pressure has been running low between 90 to 40.
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Kathy, we'll continue for now and have our engine advise.
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Firecom to Engine 65, that should be an ALS[2] versus a BLS[1]. It's near Walker Rd across the 103 Westwood.
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89-year-old female coherent.
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Dr. (name withheld) taken back to the hospital for some lab work that came back.
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Blood pressure running low between 90 to 40 is also feeling weak in Pell.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support
[2]
ALS: Advanced Life Support ambulance requested
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Location mentioned:
Near SW Walker Rd, Portland, OR 97225
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