Elderly man with breathing distress taken to hospital, Columbus OH
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics transported a seventy-five-year-old man from his home near Olentangy River Rd to Riverside Methodist Hospital due to severe respiratory distress. His oxygen levels were dangerously low, improving with oxygen therapy. The crew noted high blood pressure and agitation, and prepared to use CPAP. The incident involved a possible severe medical emergency requiring immediate hospital care.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Riverside Medic Thirteen.
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Thirteen, Riverside, go ahead.
00:09
Yeah, Riverside Medic 13’s transporting seventy-five-year-old male from home.
00:14
Chief complaint severe respiratory distress.
00:18
No reported respiratory history, but his stats were about sixty-four percent and he was reporting severe distress.
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He is pretty agitated right now.
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His pulse is jumping around between 50 and 70s.
00:34
BP was about 200 over 100.
00:38
On a non-rebreather, we got him up to about mid 80%.
00:42
Respiratory effort still increased, and we are looking at doing a CPAP here.
00:49
You are going to want respiratory on standby.
00:52
Got an ECA of about 40.
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Ten minutes.
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Any questions or orders?
00:58
Medic 13, just confirming you initially found this patient satting at sixty-four percent, and can you repeat what they are on the non-rebreather?
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Location mentioned:
Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
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