Medical emergency at medical center involving elderly patient, Morgantown WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders are transporting an elderly male patient experiencing worsening shortness of breath, nonproductive cough, and irregular heart activity. The patient is monitored, receiving oxygen and IV fluids while en route to the hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia WV Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Service number, go ahead.
00:04
Good morning, sir. P.
00:06
06-8-431. We're en route to Ruby Memorial with about a 12-minute ETA on board, have an 82-year-old male.
00:13
He complained today of shortness of breath.
00:18
He's been short of breath for approximately 24 hours,
00:24
maybe two days at most.
00:26
He's got a non-productive cough.
00:29
Shortness of breath has gotten worse in the last 24 hours.
00:34
I think we're talking complete sentences.
00:36
He was not in key stress when we got to him.
00:39
Patient has a history of diabetes with a finger stick of 204.
00:44
He also has a chronic history on aspirin.
00:48
Also takes a atorvastatin for hypolipidemia, is on Corvinole,
00:53
Plotix,
00:54
hydrochlorothiazide, lacinacryl,
00:57
metformin,
00:59
improtonics.
01:03
Good, fully monitored showing sinus complexes with initially more frequent multifocal PVCs and couplets.
01:15
After the arrhythmias, they have calmed down now.
01:18
He has shown occasional couplets and some continued multifocal PVCs over than not as frequent as they were initially, rate about 90.
01:30
He's initially about 95% in room air.
01:32
I got him on two liters at 90% with the venturi, 27.
01:35
Pressure currently is 161 over 85.
01:40
Respirations about 18 on labor.
01:43
GCS is a 456.
01:44
I do have him on,
01:47
as said, two liters via nasal cannula,
01:49
the 20 gauge established in his left AC.
01:52
Due to the frequent PVCs, we are doing a fluid challenge as well.
02:00
Looks like he's got about 150 of the 250 bolus to get him in ED.
02:07
We've got 798.3.
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Location mentioned:
Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506
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