Elderly woman treated for breathing difficulty, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, paramedics responded near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa for an elderly woman experiencing shortness of breath and respiratory distress. She was treated with a nebulizer and transported to Grossmont Hospital.
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Transcript:
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Let's see. Hi, Medic Four.
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Thanks for standing by.
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This is Rescue One.
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Hey,
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Grossmont, this is Medic Four.
00:09
I haven't uploaded the run yet, but we've got a run number of (number withheld).
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It'll be for (name withheld), a female, chief complaint of shortness of breath.
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How do you copy?
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Okay, I copy.
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We arrived on scene near Grossmont Center Dr to find an elderly female.
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Chief complaint is shortness of breath.
00:35
Family reports she has been experiencing shortness of breath with flu-like symptoms, dry cough, nausea, and vomiting for the past two months.
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On scene, she had diminished lung sounds with a room air saturation of eighty-seven percent.
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She was given a nebulizer treatment with 5 mg of albuterol and 0.5 mg of atrobin.
00:57
Repeat vital signs show a heart rate of ninety-four.
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Blood pressure was 218 over 117.
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Last pressure was in the 190s.
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On oxygen, she reached ninety-seven percent with a respiratory rate of about twenty-two.
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Slightly labored.
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Skin is normal, warm, and dry.
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She has a history of COPD, hypertension, and asthma.
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No allergies noted, and she takes albuterol.
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We're going to establish a line.
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We're en route to the hospital with about a ten-minute ETA.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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