Paramedics assist man with breathing distress in Wheaton, Silver Spring MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance crew assisted a man experiencing severe respiratory distress and altered mental status in Wheaton. The patient was unresponsive upon arrival and was placed on CPAP during transport to Holy Cross Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:19
Transcript:
00:00
Hey Holy Cross, this is ambulance 721.
00:03
We're coming to you with a 78-year-old man in respiratory distress and altered mental status.
00:07
How do you copy? Go ahead.
00:10
So we're calling from Montclair, Wheaton.
00:14
When we arrived, we found the patient unresponsive with audible rales and wheezing on arrival.
00:27
Lung sounds were difficult to interpret and very congested.
00:32
Patient was breathing poorly.
00:34
We have them on CPAP right now.
00:38
Like I said, we're going to get a blood sugar two in just a minute.
00:41
Sorry, blood sugar is 146.
00:45
Heart rate is 108.
00:47
I sent you the EKG.
00:51
Is the end-tidal CO2 at 44?
00:54
Like I said, we have him on CPAP right now.
00:57
He has his own good respiratory drive since you received the 12-lead.
01:03
We're on our way to you.
01:04
We'll be there in about 5 minutes.
01:06
How old is the patient?
01:09
Patient is a 78-year-old man.
01:13
Holy Cross copy.
01:16
Thanks, Holy Cross.
01:17
Ambulance 721 will be off channel.
01:19
See you shortly.
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Location mentioned:
Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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