Elderly man treated for breathing difficulty at hospital, Avon IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to an elderly man experiencing shortness of breath at home. His oxygen level was low but improved with oxygen and breathing treatment. He was alert and stable upon transport to the hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Johnson IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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We are about 6 to 7 minutes out with an 82, 8.2 year old now coming from home.
00:07
His family called tonight for difficulty breathing.
00:10
They said he just woke up short of breath.
00:12
I wasn't able to find any evidence of respiratory history.
00:16
Nobody on scene spoke very good English.
00:19
It's Hindi, I believe.
00:21
But he had a lot of slim and...
00:26
some diminished lung sounds bilaterally.
00:29
He was initially 80% on room air.
00:32
Six liters brought him up to 99%.
00:36
We are now currently giving him a breathing treatment of 0.5 vashvans, fibrobuterol.
00:42
His vitals are 160 systolic on the blood pressure.
00:48
His sinus tach at 124.
00:51
100% on the breathing treatment.
00:56
N-title is 45.
00:58
He seems to be aware because I'm getting him a GCS of 15.
01:02
I'm going to work on getting a blood sugar is diabetic if you don't require anything further.
01:06
We'll see in a few minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Indiana University Health West Hospital Heliport, 1111 Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Avon, IN 46123
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