Medical emergency involving low oxygen levels in Windber, Windber PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical service is transporting an 80-year-old female patient to Windber Hospital for low blood oxygen levels and atrial fibrillation. The patient appears to be stable during transport, with some shortness of breath and a non-productive cough reported. Lung sounds are diminished, and oxygen therapy was adjusted during care.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset PA EMS-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Wynnborough Hospital, Windber Hospital, Windber Hospital, from Porte-Sovemetic 781, ALS in Highroom.
00:07
Go ahead, this is Wimber.
00:10
We're Wimber Hospital from 4-7881 on it.
00:12
On board, I have an 80, that's 80-year-old female patient.
00:15
We're brought to you from (name withheld) and reported.
00:20
We were calling for low pulse ox.
00:23
Staff there stated that the physical therapy was in on the patient to have a pulse ox in the mid to lower 80s on her chronic 2 liters of oxygen.
00:35
They bumped her up to 3 liters.
00:36
I still have her on at 3 liters.
00:38
Currently she's 100% of room air.
00:41
She does report some shortness and breath with exertion.
00:44
Lung sounds are diminished all throughout.
00:49
The last pressure of 137 over 78.
00:53
She sat in a hundred percent.
00:56
She's in an A-fib rhythm anywhere from like 50 up to 120 on the monitor, so probably should be A-fib rhythm.
01:03
I did send that over if you wanted to take a glance at it.
01:07
So we're currently transporting.
01:09
We should be there in about,
01:11
I'd say 15.
01:14
Yeah, Forest Pills, this is Winder here.
01:17
I did see EKG agree with the APF, so otherwise she's stable at this time.
01:22
That is correct.
01:24
She has zero complaints at this time other than a non-productive cough,
01:30
and they said that they had a low call socks, but I'm not finding that.
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Windber, PA 15963
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