He was the unbelted driver of a vehicle that skidded off the road and hit a tree at approximately 45mph. He reported losing consciousness at the scene. No chronic illness. No previous hospitalizations.
Mother is alive and has lung cancer.
Her risk factors for atherosclerosis include a strong family history, smoking, and hypertension. She has been admitted to the CCU several times with angina. On the second day, her Swan-Ganz catheter was removed, IV medications tapered off, and her Foley catheter removed. On this, the third day, Mrs. Smith was transferred to the stepdown unit with a heparin lock IV in place.