Elderly man with low blood pressure transported from nursing home, Summerville SC


An 88-year-old man with low blood pressure was transported from a nursing facility. He was stable, alert, and had good oxygen levels during transport.
Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We're currently in Route Here facility with a less than five-minute ETA coming from near Cypress St nursing facility across the road.
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I got an 88-year-old male, according to the facility.
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He had a low blood pressure.
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Right now he's got 138 over 64 with a heart rate of 80, normal sinus on the monitor.
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He's currently alert and oriented at this time with no complaint.
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No fever noted, good skin turger.
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Like I said, we should read your facility in less than five minutes.
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Any questions, comments, or orders?
00:27
Yeah, are you able to give me his oxygen saturation if he's on room air?
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Sorry, a lot of footage.
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Oh, I'm sorry. It's a 98% on room air.
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Location mentioned:
Cypress St, Summerville, SC 29483
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