Elderly man transported for severe breathing distress, Clearwater FL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics transported a 77-year-old man from an assisted living facility to Morton Plant Hospital for severe shortness of breath related to COPD. The patient was in respiratory distress with an irregular heartbeat and low oxygen levels.
Audio|Heard on: Pinellas FL Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Morton Plant, Sunstar 243, we're currently downgraded from an assisted living facility with a 77-year-old male.
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Chief complaint is shortness of breath secondary to COPD.
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(name withheld) is in severe respiratory distress.
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Initially on scene he was stating somewhere between 80 and 84%.
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We currently have him on a nasal cannula at ten liters.
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He's starting 90%.
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Heart rate's in the 120s and AFib.
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Respiratory rate's in the high twenties, we're working on a manual blood pressure.
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We'll be there in about five.
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Location mentioned:
Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756
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