79-year-old man with shortness of breath and sepsis

Heard on: Linn IA EMS Dispatch Group Calls

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Well, I've got another rapid call coming out of Unity Point, St.

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Mary's Hospital, Dubuque.

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This is Linn County, Dubuque Fire and EMS.

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Check the weather.

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Check the weather.

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Flight 911, we're accepting.

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Uh, 119, copy.

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Have you guys accepting? Send me hospital to Dubuque.

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Your flight number is (number withheld).

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119, flight count.

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This is a standby request.

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Uh, they're not sure if they're gonna fly the patient just yet.

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10-4.

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119, flight count.

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Still have you guys on standby.

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I've got some patient information.

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Have you guys responding to a 79 year old male? Patient's going to be at 144 pounds, 144 pounds.

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Patient is a shortness of breath, also a septic.

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Just a one drip room air and cardiac monitor.

2026-09-08 15:13 UTC

Medical Emergency

St Marys St, Dubuque, IA 52001

79-year-old man with shortness of breath and sepsis

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As discussed during the dispatch call, air medical crews were placed on standby for a possible transfer of a 79-year-old man with shortness of breath and sepsis at a hospital in Dubuque. The flight request was initially accepted but later clarified as a standby pending whether the patient would be flown.

79-year-old man with shortness of breath and sepsis

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