Medical team assists patient near Grossmont Center, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded near Grossmont Center in La Mesa to assist an elderly individual experiencing respiratory distress at home. The patient reportedly had a history of COPD and had difficulty breathing for about a day before emergency services arrived.
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Transcript:
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Medic Four, Grossmont, midnight 13.
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Hey Grossmont, this is Medic Four.
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We have an AMA that's occurring right now.
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I also want to point out to you guys, CAD number is going to be (number withheld) male.
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Let me know when you are ready for report.
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Hey, thanks.
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Switch out. What I see is a 79-year-old male, respiratory distress, difficulty breathing for one day.
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Vital signs, tachy 130.
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A respiratory rate of 30.
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A little febrile.
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You can go ahead.
00:31
We have a 79-year old male.
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He's at home.
00:34
We found the patient yelling in his bedroom.
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One of the people who live with this patient called 911 today because they heard the patient yelling and moaning within his bedroom and had concerns, so they activated 911.
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Upon arrival, the patient was breathing approximately 34 times a minute with respiratory wheezes.
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Patient states he has a history of COPD.
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The shortness of breath has been going on for approximately one day, and nothing has helped this patient.
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He's taken his albuterol inhaler multiple times today without any help.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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