81-year-old man with fever and high heart rate treated

Heard on: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety

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We are from Mercy One Medic Zero Three Five.

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Male, eighty-one years old, called out to Mercy.

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Correction, called out to Western Home Martin Center for a sick person.

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Upon our arrival, we made contact with the staff.

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Said that he's been running a fever and a high heart rate, as well as frequent urination.

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The patient stated that he's been experiencing symptoms for a couple days now.

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The current vitals I have for you is a heart rate of 120, sinus tach on the monitor, blood pressure 125 over 61.

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He is breathing at around 36 times a minute right now, unlabored.

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He's not complaining of shortness of breath or anything.

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O2 sats are 92%.

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I have him on two liters of nasal cannula, got an end tidal of 28.

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Temp of 100.5, blood sugar 141.

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We're coming to you with traffic.

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I got IV access established for you,

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20 gauge in the right forearm.

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Be there in about 4 min .

2026-10-29 01:46 UTC

Medical Emergency

E 10th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

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As discussed during the dispatch call, medics evaluated and transported an elderly man from a care facility after staff reported several days of fever, high heart rate, and frequent urination. The patient was given oxygen and an IV while being taken to a hospital.