Elderly woman treated for respiratory distress, Norfolk VA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS unit transported a 64-year-old woman experiencing respiratory distress with a history of COPD from her home to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Paramedics administered oxygen, Combivent, dexamethasone, and magnesium sulfate. Her condition showed partial improvement during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk VA Hospital Group Calls
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01:17
Transcript:
00:00
This is Norfolk Medic 12 en route to your facility.
00:02
We're transporting a 64-year-old female from the home.
00:04
Chief complaint's going to be respiratory distress.
00:07
Patient has a history of COPD upon our arrival.
00:10
She had notable expiratory wheezing since she tried her home albuterol and inhaler with no relief.
00:18
Said it came on suddenly.
00:21
Currently, she is alert and oriented in position of comfort.
00:23
I'm showing sinus tach on the monitor.
00:26
At this point we've given one Combivent treatment.
00:30
We've given her 10 milligrams of dexamethasone, and we've also given her 2 g of magnesium sulfate.
00:35
She's showing some signs of improvement.
00:37
She also stated she does feel anxious right now.
00:40
I attempted a CPAP.
00:43
She didn't quite.
00:44
She said she didn't like it.
00:46
She really didn't show any signs of improvement, so I've taken that bag off.
00:49
Initial oxygen saturation was about 84%.
00:51
We got her up to about 93% right now.
00:54
That's low pressure.
00:56
Blood pressure was 170 over 110.
01:00
I guess what she's breathing, like we got her on high flow oxygen.
01:04
She's breathing about 30 times a minute at this time.
01:07
We'll be there in about 5 minutes for your questions.
01:09
Did you say her heart rate?
01:13
Sinus tach on monitor, rate of 120.
01:16
Sounds good, we'll see you on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507
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