Medical team transports man with breathing issues, Mt Vernon OH
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders in Mt Vernon transported a 68-year-old man with apparent breathing difficulties and a history of COPD to Knox Community Hospital. The patient's condition appeared stable during transport, with supplemental oxygen and medication administered en route.
Audio|Heard on: Licking OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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KCH, we're en route to your facility from the urgent care with a sixty-eight-year-old male.
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Chief complaint today is shortness of breath.
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Patient's been short of breath since Saturday.
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Does have a history of COPD.
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Patient came in today and was unable to form complete sentences, in tripod position.
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At our arrival, patient was on oxygen and had an IV established.
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Patient's current vitals: heart rate eighty-four, sinus rhythm on the monitor.
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Ninety-eight percent SpO two on two liters nasal cannula.
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Patient is receiving breathing treatment at this time.
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Our current BP is 100 over fifty-six.
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We've given 10 mg of decadron, and we will be at your facility in approximately one to two minutes.
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Any questions?
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Mt Vernon, OH 43050
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