Elderly woman treated for breathing distress near lake drive, Milwaukee WI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a senior apartment near N Lake Dr for a 96-year-old woman experiencing breathing difficulties. She was in respiratory distress with rapid breathing and swelling in her legs. She received CPAP treatment and nitroglycerin spray, which improved her oxygen levels. The patient was alert and being transported to St. Mary's Milwaukee hospital.
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Transcript:
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Twenty-five dash 12665 .
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We're about 10 min out with a ninety-six year old female coming from senior apartment.
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Chief complaint of trouble breathing started about an hour ago upon her arrival.
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Patient was found to be in respiratory distress,
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breathing at about 30 times a minute, short word strings and with pedal edema.
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Her lung sounds did reveal some rales on her right side.
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She was complaining of shortness of breath.
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Currently alert and oriented times four.
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Last set of vitals we have a blood pressure of 100 and seventy-four over 106, heart rate 140, twelve leads transmitted sinus tachy.
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Respirations are twenty-eight,
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end tidal was thirty-eight.
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SpO two originally was about eighty-five percent on room air.
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For interventions, we do have the patient on CPAP with about seven and a half cm H₂O pressure.
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SpO two is now up to 90%.
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IV is established.
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We have two sprays of nitro.
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IV established.
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We do have two sprays of nitro.
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Total is 0.8 milligram sublingual.
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No other interventions she does have noted relief with those interventions, and we'll be there in less than ten.
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Any questions?
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Location mentioned:
N Lake Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53211
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