68-year-old male experiences shortness of breath, Grant County WV
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders dispatched to near Piler Way off Morgantown Road for a 68-year-old male experiencing shortness of breath. Patient is insulin-dependent diabetic with history of high blood pressure, low blood sugar earlier today, and a fall 10 days ago. Patient reports dizziness and weakness but no pain.
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Company 7 Petersburg, Company 200, your first alert, near Piler Way, off Morgantown Road for difficulty breathing.
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Company 7, Petersburg, Company 200, your first alert, near Piler Way,
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off Morgantown Road.
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For difficulty breathing, your first alert, 1421.
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Company 200, your first alert, near Piler Way off Morgantown Road for difficulty breathing.
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Company 200, your first alert, near Piler Way off Morgantown Road for difficulty breathing.
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Your first alert, 1421.
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5Gram,
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B signal 19, be here at Michael Brothers,
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28 West Virginia, (number withheld) Alpha.
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Be on a white view.
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Advanced life support.
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7-74 with 2, ALS[1],
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1422. You're responding to near Piler Way off of Morgantown Road, Operations, Tack 3.
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7-4 is on 3.
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7-4 is on-3.
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Medics 774, you're responding for a 68-year-old male shortness of breath, started approximately one hour ago.
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Colors advising patient's blood sugar level was low this morning.
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Only reading we have now is one hour ago of 145.
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Also advising patient had a fall approximately 10 days ago.
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but has had no prior incidents with difficulty breathing.
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Feels a little dizzy and weak.
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He is an insulin-dependent diabetic.
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Only other medical history is high blood pressure.
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Go ahead.
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Okay.
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You can be getting 3.3 m's or so.
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3.3, okay.
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Hi,
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710, 1425.
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Off Morgantown Road for difficulty breathing.
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Company 200, your second alert, near Piler Way off Morgantown Road for difficulty breathing.
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Your second alert, 1426.
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Your second alert,
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1426.
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Company 200, second alert,
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difficulty breathing, near Piler Way, Maysville.
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Company 200, second alert, near Piler Way off Morgantown Road for difficulty breathing.
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Second alert, 1426.
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The patient information.
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Negative great.
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(Acknowledgment) you'll be responding to near Piler Way off of Morgantown Road.
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This will be for a 68-year-old male with complaints of shortness of breath.
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Started approximately an hour ago with no prior incident difficulty breathing.
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This is an insulin-dependent diabetic.
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Last blood sugar reading was about an hour ago at 144.
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It is feeling a little dizzy and a little weakness.
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No pain. Medical history of high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Go ahead.
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Okay.
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ALS: Advanced Life Support
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Morgantown Rd, West Virginia
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