Patient with breathing issues en route to Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling WV
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel are transporting a 66-year-old male to Wheeling Hospital. The patient has a history of COPD and possible pneumonia and has been experiencing low oxygen levels despite oxygen therapy. He is currently stable, alert, and communicates by writing. Vital signs are within normal limits. The patient shows no distress during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Brooke WV Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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We are currently en route to Wheeling Hospital, about an 8-minute ETA with a 66-year-old male.
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Coming from a facility, facility reports that for the last couple of hours, the patient's oxygen saturation has been dropping into the 70s and 80s.
00:16
They put him on a non-rebreather to try to improve oxygen levels.
00:19
He removed the non-rebreather several times.
00:23
Other than that, they have not been able to.
00:27
get him to keep his oxygen on.
00:31
He is alert and oriented, as far as we can tell.
00:34
He does not talk, he is non-verbal, but he communicates by writing things down.
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He answers all orientation questions that way.
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Staff report that this is his baseline.
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He has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and possible pneumonia, but the staff were not clear on details.
00:52
He is currently at 97% oxygen saturation on 6 liters nasal cannula.
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Heart rate is 72, strong and regular at the radial pulse.
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Blood pressure is 142 over 70.
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The patient does not appear to be in distress.
01:07
He does not complain of anything.
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Respirations are 14 per minute, normal and not labored.
01:14
We were unable to assess lung sounds.
01:16
We asked the patient to take a deep breath to assess lung sounds but he did not.
01:21
He just opened his mouth and acted like he was trying to breathe.
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Other than that, that is about it.
01:28
We will arrive at Wheeling Hospital in about seven minutes.
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My contact number is (number withheld).
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Medical Park Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003
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