Paramedics transport man with breathing trouble, Columbus OH
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics from Medic 19 transported a 68-year-old man to Riverside Methodist Hospital after he experienced shortness of breath. The patient had recently been treated for pneumonia and was receiving oxygen and medication while en route.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Riverside, this is Medic 19.
00:01
I'm en route to your facility.
00:03
I have a 68-year-old male.
00:06
Chief complaint today is shortness of breath.
00:11
Patient was diagnosed with pneumonia at the beginning of the month, has finished one round of antibiotics.
00:22
He does have some diminished lower sounds in his lower lobes, still a little bit.
00:28
Rough in the upper lobes.
00:30
He's breathing about twenty-five times a minute.
00:34
His original pulse was about 90.
00:38
We have a breathing treatment going.
00:40
He is now at ninety-four.
00:42
I do have an IV established and given 10 ml of Decadron.
00:50
Patient's blood pressure is 115 over seventy-eight.
00:54
He has a heart rate of ninety-two.
00:58
That looks normal sinus on our cardiac monitor.
01:02
We should be at your facility here in about three to four minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
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