Medical team treats patient with prolonged cough, Davenport IA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, medical responders treated a 25-year-old in Davenport with a two-week history of productive cough and breathing difficulty. The patient has no fever, completed antibiotics with poor improvement, and has stable vital signs. A breathing treatment was administered. Patient has history of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, depression, anxiety, and heart dyskinesia.
Audio|Heard on: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
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01:28
Transcript:
00:00
It's Hawaiian, I, go ahead.
00:03
Genesis, (number withheld) facility, approximately ETA, about 6 to 7.
00:08
This is on board a 25-year-old with complaints of difficulty breathing.
00:11
The patient says they were diagnosed about two weeks ago.
00:15
They just finished a round of antibiotics.
00:17
They report no improvement.
00:20
They've had a pretty productive continuous cough or throat.
00:24
No fever noted.
00:29
They haven't taken anything else besides the prescribed antibiotics.
00:32
They are compliant with their regular medications.
00:35
Previous history of high blood pressure and diabetes,
00:37
type 2,
00:39
depression, anxiety, and heart dyskinesia.
00:44
Patient medication list is on file at your facility, allergies to flantis insulin.
00:50
Current vitals, 132 over 78, heart rate of 80, oxygen saturation on monitor.
00:56
Respirations usually about 18 to 20, non-labored, 99% on room air.
01:01
Blood sugar 135.
01:03
135 from blood sugar.
01:05
I go ahead and put the patient on a breathing treatment.
01:08
Lungs were a little bit interested in the lower lobes, but clear otherwise.
01:13
Patient says they have a history of pneumonia, this kind of feels like it.
01:19
So they're doing the breathing treatment right now, just times one dose, and I have an 18 days to have from the left AC, nothing given in IV.
01:25
Patient is alert and oriented, GCS 15, any other questions or worse?
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Davenport, IA
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