Elderly man with breathing difficulty en route to hospital, Petersburg WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, eMS is transporting an 89-year-old man to Grant Memorial Hospital. He has difficulty breathing and a history of atrial fibrillation. His vital signs are stable, lungs are clear, and he is being monitored closely.
Audio|Heard on: Monongalia WV Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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We're currently en route to Grant Memorial Hospital with about a 10 to 15-minute ETA,
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with an 89-year-old male patient,
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difficulty breathing,
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history of atrial fibrillation.
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Our first set of vitals was blood pressure 138 over 72, pulse was 80.
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His respirations were 18.
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He was saturating at 92% on room air.
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We did do a 12 lead on the patient.
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It's showing arrhythmia, abnormal left axis deviation.
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Right now we're just monitoring vitals.
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Patient's family states that he's been kind of weak for about a week now.
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But he thinks we're doing okay right now.
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As I said, we're just monitoring vitals.
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His glucose was 121.
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He did eat this morning.
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Okay, everything else.
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Skin, lungs and not all good.
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Skin and breath sounds are clear, lung sounds are clear, everything else seems to be fine.
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As though, we're just monitoring him.
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He's 4-5-6 on Glasgow coma scale.
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So we'll be at the hospital in about 10 minutes or something.
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Location mentioned:
Hospital Dr, Petersburg, WV 26847
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