Elderly man treated for low oxygen from home regulator failure, Austin MN
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services responded to a 72-year-old man experiencing shortness of breath caused by a failure of his home oxygen regulator overnight. The oxygen regulator could not deliver the usual four liters per minute, dropping to two liters. EMS attempted to fix the issue without success and administered oxygen at six liters per minute using a nasal cannula. The patient was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin for further care.
Audio|Source: Austin Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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We're out with a 72, 72 year old male, shortness of breath, chief complaint.
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Oxygen regulator,
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home oxygen,
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kind of failed throughout the night.
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Normally on four liters, couldn't get the regulator above two.
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EMS tried to troubleshoot it, didn't really work well.
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So we have to bring in due to low oxygen and not having enough oxygen.
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We're at 91% on blood pressure is 148, over 83.
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Pulse is 86.
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And I believe we're running the oxygen at 6 liters per minute nasal cannula.
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Or about 30 seconds out.
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Do you have any questions?
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Is the note correct on there? Did you see any?
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We did not personally see any, but treated it like we normally would.
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Copy, we're going to use room seven.
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Near 1st Dr NW, Austin, MN 55912
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