Elderly man unconscious with breathing difficulty in Eureka, Eureka CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical teams responded to an elderly man who was found unconscious and having difficulty breathing near O'Hansson in Eureka. The man has a history of chronic lung disease and was given oxygen therapy on site to improve his breathing.
Audio|Heard on: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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This is ALS[1].
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Medical, however,
00:02
shy of an IV, no IV here.
00:03
This is a 70-70-year-old male.
00:07
Shortness of breath.
00:08
Firefighter said that he was at 88% on room air.
00:12
At 4 liters, he's at 96% accessing significant relief.
00:16
Right now, he does not live on home oxygen, but he does have a history of COPD.
00:20
He was in a sinus arrhythmia, it's like a wandering ancient pacemaker, anyway.
00:23
Sinus arrhythmia at around 80,
00:25
a little hypertensive around 1.
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50, over 100,
00:28
and aboard you says 15,
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and he does have a substantial cough that he's had for, he says,
00:35
you know, a couple months.
00:36
I'll be there in about four.
00:48
13,000.
00:58
Classroom. Medical aid,
01:03
Unconscious.
01:25
Indian City ambulance responds, medical aid, unconscious, near O'Hansson, 74-year-old male.
01:37
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ALS: Advanced Life Support (medical response level)
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Eureka, CA
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