81-year-old woman treated for breathing difficulty, Baltimore MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 81-year-old woman with multiple health conditions experienced difficulty breathing. She was treated by ambulance staff who monitored her oxygen levels and vital signs. Medical personnel discussed using a breathing support device during transport to Sinai Hospital near W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD EMS-Tac Group Calls
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01:57
Transcript:
00:00
Good afternoon, this is Ambulance 801 bringing a patient who's 81 years old having difficulty breathing.
00:07
ETA right now is 7 min.
00:10
She has a history of COPD,
00:14
asthma, diabetes and hypertension, and cardiac-related illnesses.
00:18
Patient stated that 60% of the back of her heart is blocked.
00:22
I have no idea what that means, but that is what it stated.
00:26
She was currently on three liters per minute, but she was setting at eighty-seven percent.
00:31
Then we brought her up to four liters and now she's sitting at 100 percent.
00:36
Her respirations are bilaterally clear, front and back.
00:40
Pain condition is normal.
00:41
GCS 15. She's still having some difficulty breathing.
00:46
Right now, her current vitals have stated one hundred and eighty-five over 102.
00:51
She is very hypertensive.
00:58
And she is on four liters per minute on a nasal cannula, so she's sitting at 100 percent.
01:04
How do you copy?
01:08
There is a patient on the door.
01:11
Here is Dr. Goldstein. Is she still hypoxic and tachypneic? And her work of breathing is severe on the four liters.
01:16
Can we place it on CPAP, please?
01:19
I could not hear anything you said.
01:21
Did you say continue to keep her on four liters per minute until you guys get her on CPAP?
01:27
No, I said that if the patient is still hypoxic and tachypneic and has severe work of breathing, can we please place her on CPAP.
01:36
We do not have CPAP.
01:39
What's the patient's heart rate?
01:43
70.
01:45
77, actually.
01:47
Are you city or county?
01:51
We're City, Sinai Hospital, and we're right here.
01:55
All right, copy.
01:56
See you on arrival. Recon's not necessary.
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Location mentioned:
W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
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