Cal Fire medic transports patient with breathing difficulty, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, cal Fire Medic 260 transported a 58-year-old man with shortness of breath caused by congestive heart failure worsening. The patient responded well to nitroglycerin treatment and was stable during transport to Palomar Hospital near Citracado Parkway in Escondido.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Hey Palomar, Cal Fire Medic 260 with a mild medical look to come to you.
00:06
260, go ahead.
00:09
Hey, I tried uploading the run a couple times now.
00:11
It just keeps saying that it's failed.
00:15
So let's keep you an informal report here.
00:19
Full run number is going to be (number withheld).
00:27
I copy, go ahead.
00:29
All right, it's going to be for a 58-year-old male shortness of breath, CHF exacerbation.
00:37
So we arrived on seeing patient who performed just at starting about 8 a.m.
00:42
Yesterday, so almost exactly 24 hours when we showed up on the patient had been experiencing some CHF exacerbation when it did not resolve in that's one for our period.
00:52
He just had to call us.
00:53
He did have some obvious
00:56
Respirate, some tripod positioning,
01:00
and some tachypnea associated with that.
01:04
Finally listen to his lung sounds, it will clear in the uppers.
01:07
Very, very minor amount of rails in the lowers.
01:11
But he did also have some assytees as well as pedo edema, which is not normal for him.
01:16
He says he has been compliant with his Lasix.
01:21
As far as the rest of his vitals, he's got a heart rate right now, 88 signs on the monitor.
01:26
V212, he does well to confirm that.
01:28
He's got an occasional PVC.
01:30
Car blow pressure is 124 over 70,
01:33
breathing 28 times a minute with an end title 32, setting 96 at room air, with a GCS of 15.
01:41
He's got an 18 in the left AC,
01:43
and we gave two rounds of Nitro for a total of 0.8.
01:51
I said we're probably 25, 30 minutes out from you.
01:55
I don't know if he's been any further treatment at this time.
01:57
If there are anything else I can get for you, let me know.
02:01
Is he feeling better after the nitroglycerin?
02:05
They did actually provide some relief.
02:07
He also was able to urinating citibs in Lasix earlier as well, but he does overall feel better due to the nitrous action.
02:17
Copy that, we'll see inside in about 20, 25 minutes.
02:21
Okay, taking the call.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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