Elderly man with breathing issues taken to hospital, Martinsburg WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crew in Martinsburg transported a 75-year-old man with shortness of breath and congestion, recently treated for pneumonia, to Berkeley Medical Center. The patient, who has a history of kidney failure and is on dialysis, was stable during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia WV Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Martinsburg Medic 3 on D double.
00:03
Certain number six.
00:04
Zero (number withheld) en route to Berkeley Medical Center, 10 min ETA.
00:11
Good.
00:14
On board have a seventy-five year old male chief complaint short of breath and congestion.
00:20
Patient just recently diagnosed with pneumonia or was released from DMT a little less than a week ago.
00:31
Patient has been continuously coughing.
00:33
Coughing, unable to get lung sounds on him.
00:38
Got a BP of 120 over 60, pulse of eighty-four.
00:41
He is 18 or respiratory rate of 18.
00:45
He is ninety-seven percent on two liters nasal cannula.
00:52
Finger sick of 108.
00:57
Technologically rating of 30.
01:01
Five.
01:06
No known allergies, history of kidney failure.
01:11
He is on dialysis.
01:15
Transporting BLS to Berkeley Medical Center.
01:16
The rest of the physical exam is unremarkable.
01:20
Still about 10 minutes out to Berkeley.
01:24
Your number is (number withheld).
01:31
Probably (number withheld).
01:33
Thank you.
01:35
Copy that, sir.
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Location mentioned:
Hospital Dr, Martinsburg, WV 25401
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