Elderly woman treated for COPD episode, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to an urgent care facility near Grossmont Center Dr in La Mesa for a 67-year-old woman experiencing shortness of breath. She had a history of COPD, asthma, and pneumonia, and her condition was described as a COPD exacerbation. She was treated with CPAP and albuterol during transport to the hospital, showing improvement en route.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
(Name withheld), I think 439 is a moderate respiratory.
00:08
Four hundred and thirty-nine, start responding again.
00:12
Hey (name withheld), 439.
00:14
Again, moderate respiratory is going to come to you guys about 6 min out.
00:17
Run number is (number withheld).
00:21
That's (number withheld).
00:28
You get a resident team to urgent care for a sixty-seven year old female.
00:31
She complained of shortness of breath.
00:37
She has a history of COPD, asthma, and pneumonia, so this feels like a COPD exacerbation for her.
00:52
We picked her up in the parking lot outside of the urgent care.
00:55
We found her breathing approximately thirty-six times per minute.
01:09
She had increased work of breathing, doing better on CPAP.
01:29
As far as treatment, you can have her on CPAP with albuterol treatment going.
01:34
She said that it helped her shortness of breath.
01:36
Her breathing has improved quite a bit.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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