Cancer patient with breathing issues receives urgent care, Waterloo IA
Medical EmergencyThe audio describes a cancer patient with chronic lung and heart conditions who is experiencing severe weakness and difficulty breathing. Emergency medical services are responding and administering oxygen and medication. Additionally, there is a report of a mental health crisis involving a person diagnosed with schizophrenia but with no known violence or weapons involved.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
This cancer patient, he has been going through treatments right now. He currently is feeling very weak, lethargic, unable to walk. Just kind of all hit him today, normally gets around on his own very well. Current antibiotics, I have a blood pressure 168, over 68, a pulse of 9-1, respiratory rate of 26, slightly labored. Looks after clear. Initial 02 was 80% on oxygen.
00:26
Patient did drop down to 60 while he was moving. Currently, he is at 90%, not a non-re breather at 15 liters. We're about a minute out. He requests anything further. On arrival. On arrival patient has C.O.P.D. and CHFF. On arrival patient has COPD and CHF. States. He's been having trouble breathing all day.
00:55
Got up to drink of water and had severe shortness of breath. We got there, he was 86% on 3 liters. He does use home oxygen as needed. He states he does do duo nebs that help. We did start him on a dooneb and it helped him right away. He was up to 95% on that. Long towns are diminished.
01:21
Vital is I have 40 at this time. We have a blood pressure of 148 over 78. Bulls right now is 72, should be sinus rhythm. Respirations are 20. He is 95% on 8 liters of oxygen. We're going to be with traffic. Should be there in about 4 to 5 minutes. We do have an IV established. Can I get anything further? Roman arrival.
01:49
Gordon 99.
01:50
Iowa County just went over at Tull-type requesting for someone to respond to a mental health crisis to assist their deputies.
01:57
Addresses (number withheld) E.E Street, (number withheld) E.
02:00
Everd Street. We're unsure which town we'll try to pin it and get further.
02:03
They are on PBX or have a report of a mental subject who is having a health crisis.
02:07
He's schizophrenic.
02:09
He's not known to be violent and unknown weapons at this time.
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Location mentioned:
E St, Waterloo, IA 50703
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