Elderly man choking taken to St. Joe’s North, Lutz FL
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According to the dispatch call, paramedics transported a 75-year-old man experiencing choking and possible aspiration on food from near Van Dyke Rd in Lutz to St. Joe’s North Hospital. His vital signs were stable but he remained tachycardic. A caregiver had performed the Heimlich maneuver before emergency personnel arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Hillsborough FL Hospital Group Calls
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Rescue 40, St.
00:01
Joe’s North.
00:04
Rescue 40, St.
00:05
Joe’s North.
00:08
(number withheld).
00:11
Rescue 40 is going to emergency.
00:13
This is a 75-year-old male.
00:15
Chief complaint is choking.
00:19
I'm trying to get him out of the cave in.
00:21
(name withheld),
00:23
Patient is 90% on room air, 99% on a non-rebreather.
00:31
All vital signs are stable.
00:32
Slightly tachycardic at 120.
00:34
We'll be there in about 15.
00:36
Are you coming?
00:37
Rescue 40 coming in emergency with a 75-year-old male.
00:43
Chief complaint is choking.
00:47
Caregiver at home gave Heimlich maneuvers.
00:52
He is 90% on room air, 99% on a non-rebreather.
00:59
All vital signs are stable, still tachycardic at 130.
01:02
Visiting about 15.
01:04
Are you coming?
01:06
He said the chief of many is calm.
01:07
The patient is choking.
01:10
He said the chief of many is calm.
01:12
The patient is choking.
01:16
Possible aspiration on rice.
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Location mentioned:
Van Dyke Rd, Lutz, FL 33558
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