Elderly man experiences major breathing issues near Grant Medical Center, Columbus OH
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency crews transported an elderly man experiencing worsening breathing difficulties and swelling to Grant Medical Center. The patient, recently discharged from another facility, showed abnormal vital signs and other symptoms that may indicate a serious medical condition.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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We should be at your facility in about six, seven minutes.
00:04
Grant, this is Medic 161.
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161, this is Grant, go ahead.
00:13
Good afternoon.
00:14
This is Terre Haute Township Medic 161.
00:17
We're en route to your facility with an 81-year-old male.
00:20
Chief complaint today is going to be difficulty breathing.
00:22
Patient was released from our facility two days ago.
00:25
Difficulty breathing has progressed since then.
00:28
We have crackles in the lower lobes.
00:31
His legs are more swollen according to the patient's (name withheld).
00:35
(Name withheld) also states that he gained 15 pounds since then.
00:37
We don't have any pitting edema on assessment.
00:40
He's unable to stand and bear weight.
00:43
He does have a productive cough.
00:45
We have a capnography of twenty-eight with a shark fin waveform.
00:51
We got a blood pressure of 133 over 62, temperature at 98.7, blood glucose of 328.
01:02
He is a type one diabetic.
01:05
He's got heart rate of 83, normal sinus rhythm.
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Location mentioned:
S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
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