Medical emergency at Iowa Clinic involving nonverbal patient, West Des Moines IA


A 75-year-old patient at Iowa Clinic near University Ave became nonverbal but remained conscious. Ambulance 193 and Engine 220 were dispatched to assist.
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Transcript:
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Ambulance 1.93.
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Sick person, near University Ave. Number 4. Iowa Clinic. Ambulance 193.
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Sick person, near University Ave. Number four.
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Iowa Clinic.
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Cross streets are 60th Street and 59th place.
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Time out, 1347.
00:26
Ambulance 193 responding?
00:28
Great.
00:30
Go ahead, ambulance 193.
00:33
Is the patient still nonverbal and non-responsive?
00:40
Yes, when they were on the phone, he still was not responding and he went nonverbal in front of them.
00:46
They are recommending you go to entrance four.
00:49
Okay, can you upgrade this to an unconscious patient at the required units?
00:57
They said he's not talking, but he's conscious.
01:01
Do you still want me to switch that for you?
01:06
No, that'll be fine.
01:08
You go ahead and add, uh, what's the more fire apparatus to this call, though?
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Copy, 1349.
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Engine 220. Sick person.
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Near University Ave.
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Number 4. Iowa Clinic. Engine 2.20.
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Sick person.
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Near University Ave.
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Number 4. Iowa Clinic. Cross streets are 60th Street and 59th place.
01:49
Timeout, 1349.
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engine 220 going to near University Ave at the Iowa Clinic.
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They want to use entrance for Ambulance requested you for a 75-year-old who went nonverbal and not talking, but is conscious.
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220, no.
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1351.
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Location mentioned:
Near University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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