Elderly male with breathing difficulty en route to hospital, Indianapolis IN
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an elderly male patient from a nursing home is being transported to Franciscan Health South ER due to difficulty breathing and low oxygen levels. He has abnormal lung sounds and swelling in his legs. Vital signs include high blood pressure and oxygen saturation of 92 percent with oxygen support.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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This is a matter of 29.
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I'm about 10 minutes out.
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I currently have a...
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59, 5-9-year-old male coming from a nursing home.
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So, chief complaint is essentially difficulty breathing.
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He was setting about 85% on his baseline oxygen.
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Upon arrival, I list a lung sound.
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He had coarse crackles.
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He denied me the history of CHS.
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He also, I did notice, swelling in the lower extremities as well.
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I did get some vitals before that as well.
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I got 145 over 80.
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Rate of 105 and SpO2 on 15 liters is at 92 percent.
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Trauma-wise, I have given one dose of nitrosaur.
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I'm about to give another heat.
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I'll be at our facility, though, in the next flight, like I said, 8 to 10 minutes or something forever.
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Location mentioned:
S Emerson Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46237
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