Elderly woman suffers severe breathing difficulty in Aberdeen, Aberdeen MD


An 83-year-old woman with chronic health conditions experienced severe breathing problems. Emergency medical services were called to assist her in Aberdeen, Maryland.
Audio|Source: Harford County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
I wouldn't go lying, you need most flexion for priority one or two patients. That's negative on the dock. Harper County, Medic, 21A is going to add them in down for facility with about a three-meted ETA. 224, 224. 24, 224. Morning when they arrive, looks like two vehicles in the middle of the intersection. 41A, 13th. We're up.
00:29
242, there's answers. 228 for Franklin 2.28, 228. The United States Station. With an 83, that's 83, female conscious alert-oriented. Chief complaint is of respiratory disrupt that she states for over a month.
00:56
and significant histories are of COPD, hypertension, diabetes. I have a short med list I'll provide on my arrival. I'll contact. She was a respiratory effort of about 38 to 40. She was very excited. Vital's blood pressure was 114, over 38. Heart rate at 70 and regular. Respiratory effort, as I stated initially, was around 38 to 40.
01:24
But we've got her calm down now. She's on nasal cannula at 4 liters. She was fatting at her room air at 100%, and she is still at once in her percent. The lungs are clear bilaterally. I've attempted IVAX at 5-2 without success. And her de-steck came back at 2.23. I don't anticipate any problems for having all these consult. I am monitoring a sinus-oriented rhythm.
01:53
that's all the quality.
01:56
All right, average, copy your consult. We just see you plan on the average and clear. Time, 21A is clear. 21A is right. 380. 9. 218, 13.07. 9. 218, 13.07.7. 418 dispatch. You can keep law enforcement and the engine coming. We only have one patient. Okay. One patient, 1307, 41 one. The one's arrived. Okay. All right after 10.08.
02:23
Actually, there's going to be no patient. Okay. No, no patient. You still need the pressure. 6-94-2-2-2-4. Medi-4-13-10. Medi-Matic 41-1 in the station. From the station, 13 and fun.
02:50
Medical Box 333-1, Company 3, Medic 33, Motor Vehicle Crash, Emmerkin Road and Plumtree Road. Talk group Fire 1312. 41A dispatch. Do you have an ETA on the MSP? Stand by all shirt.
03:16
H-3, I got five. Medical Box 403-1[2], Medic 41[3], Respiratory Distress, 340 Sun-Rate Court, between Chifton and the Dead End. All group BMS 1313[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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BMS 1313: EMS radio talkgroup
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Medical Box 403-1: Respiratory Distress
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Medic 41: EMS unit
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