Woman with emphysema experiences severe breathing difficulty, Preston County WV
A 52-year-old woman with emphysema and COPD is having severe difficulty breathing after leaving the hospital against medical advice. She started feeling worse at home. EMS is responding to provide assistance.
Audio|Source: Preston County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Lot 43, it's going to be for a big correction, 52-year-old female.
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In advising she just stopped back to the hospital after signing herself out, she's not able to breathe again.
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She has COPD and also advising she has emphysema.
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She was given treatment and seemed to help, and then when she got home, it hit her, I'm so trying to go further.
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Copy that.
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689 out of P.MH. 689 arrive at P.m.H. 689 or RAPMH 1919.
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688. Call, Center, RU Mone Health Medical Center.
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Take, hey, okay. Okay, okay.
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Com center, Cic 333.
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Go ahead.
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6-83, I just disconnected with my caller. Again, it's probably a lot of 43.
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Call her left the ER a few hours ago. She started feeling worse when she got home.
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She does have COPD. She believes it's going to be a flare-up. She has emphysema as well.
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She was given some antibiotics and was bumped up for oxygen. She said she was starting to feel just a little bit better.
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She also has high blood pressure and heart problems bed.
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Preston County, WV
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