Elderly patient suffers breathing problems near 86th St, Indianapolis IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS unit in Indianapolis transported an elderly female patient from a rehabilitation facility to a hospital after she experienced difficulty breathing and low oxygen levels. The crew administered breathing treatments, but her condition showed limited improvement. Her lung sounds were weakened on one side, and she had a history of pleural effusion. Vital signs were monitored throughout the transport.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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This is medic 341.
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We're en route to your facility with a 96-year-old female patient.
00:05
She is coming from a rehab facility.
00:07
The patient is having difficulty breathing tonight.
00:10
They said that she started having some trouble breathing earlier in the day and has not improved.
00:16
They were giving her a breathing treatment upon our arrival.
00:21
Patient has absent lung problems.
00:24
On the left side, she has a history of pleural effusion.
00:27
A chest X-ray at the facility showed the same condition earlier today.
00:34
She had diminished breath sounds on the left side.
00:38
On the right side, she was a little bit wheezy.
00:42
One breathing treatment cleared up the wheezes, but breath sounds have not improved.
00:49
Her oxygen saturation is 76.
00:52
Capnography reading is 35 and blood pressure is 115 over 53.
01:01
Heart rate in the seventies to eighties.
01:03
Patient is on 8 liters of oxygen.
01:06
Twelve-lead ECG unremarkable.
01:09
If no further contact is needed, arriving in about ten minutes.
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Location mentioned:
W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
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