Elderly patient treated for breathing issues near Smithfield, Smithfield NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical staff responded in Smithfield, NC to assist an elderly woman experiencing severe breathing difficulty, fever, and cough over several days. The patient was transported to a local medical facility while receiving oxygen therapy.
Audio|Heard on: Johnston NC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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AMC Smithfield, Johnston County EMS 5454 with a patient care report.
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This is (name withheld), go ahead 54.
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54 is en route to your facility with a 91-year-old female patient.
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She's complaining today of difficulty breathing.
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Patient stated she's been sick for the past three days, running a fever and cough.
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Patient said that last night she began having difficulty breathing, worsening since.
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Patient's oxygen saturation was in the 70s when EMS arrived.
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Heart rate recorded at 80.
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Last blood pressure recorded at 220 over 110.
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Currently on 15 liters via non-rebreather mask.
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Patient oxygen at ninety-nine percent, breathing twenty-five times a minute.
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End tidal measured at forty-one.
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We'll see you in about 10 minutes.
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Do you have anything further?
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Nothing further.
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Charger arrival, (name withheld) clear.
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Copy that. Charger arrival.
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