Medical team aids hospice patient near W 7th St, Frederick MD
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel assisted a hospice patient near W 7th St in Frederick who was having difficulty breathing due to an unplugged oxygen machine. The patient, with a history of COPD, declined hospital transport after care was provided on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Frederick MD Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
Dr. Health, this is ALS 31.
00:01
Cannab a physician for refusal, please.
00:05
Steve, Dr. Mathley, you're online.
00:07
Go ahead.
00:10
Doctor, we have a 77-year-old male with trouble breathing, history of COPD.
00:14
Patient is normally on 4 liters per minute of oxygen via nasal cannula.
00:19
However, his machine was not plugged in for an unknown amount of time.
00:24
When we arrived on scene near W 7th St, his room air oxygen level was below 50%, but he was still able to answer questions appropriately.
00:30
He was struggling and gasping for air.
00:32
We got his oxygen machine back on, and since then it's been climbing.
00:40
Last reading was in the mid-80s and going up.
00:43
He insisted that he does not want to go to the hospital.
00:45
He is on hospice care.
00:47
Only medical history mentioned was COPD.
00:50
Blood pressure 180 over 100, pulse of 104.
00:55
Oxygen saturation was already mentioned.
00:57
Do you have any words of advice for the patient?
01:02
The patient is on hospice. It's reasonable for them not to want to come to a hospital. Let them know they can choose to be transported if conditions worsen.
01:10
Thank you.
01:13
Thank you, doctor.
01:14
I appreciate it.
01:15
ALS 31 out.
01:18
Frederick Health is clear.
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Location mentioned:
W 7th St, Frederick, MD 21701
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