Patient with severe breathing distress transported to hospital, Olympia WA


Emergency responders treated a patient near North East, Olympia for severe breathing distress. The patient did not improve after receiving albuterol treatment, had wheezing and breathing difficulties, and was given oxygen. The patient was alert, oriented, requested hospital transport, and had a Do Not Resuscitate order.
Audio|Source: Thurston County Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Capital Lamedic 4.
00:01
Can you go ahead and send that call to our entity again?
00:08
Capital Medical 4? Medical 4?
00:11
Medic 4, go ahead.
00:16
Yeah, does MediCorps currently have a call? We don't have anything new on our MCT.
00:24
Yeah, MediC4, you've been dispatched to an on-air console.
00:32
Good.
00:35
Can you go relieve 7-6 on that 3-4 corner and bring up 40? Howe he can get headed up?
00:48
There's on.
00:53
On these, they gave him a treatment of albutarol, no improvement.
00:58
He's got rails throughout, wheezing throughout.
01:02
We put them on 10 liters, non-breathyers, up to 86, alert and oriented and would like to go to the hospital.
01:14
Mike 4 copy, 804, do you feel capable of going ahead and doing that yourself?
01:20
Yeah, we're good with the transport.
01:25
Medic 4 copy, I think that's a prudent plan.
01:30
Receive. And patient has DNR.
01:37
Medic4.
01:38
Definitely,
01:43
you can show Medic4 on course.
01:49
MedicFour on course, 440.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
North East, Olympia, WA 98506
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect