80-year-old male treated for breathing distress en route, Largo MD
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical services are transporting an 80-year-old male patient to Capital Region hospital after he experienced breathing difficulties. The patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure. He was treated with CPAP, nebulized bronchodilator, and an injection of terbutaline. His vital signs are stable.
Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD EMS-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Hi there, we're en route to your facility with an 80-year-old male.
00:04
Chief complaint of trouble breathing.
00:06
How do you copy so far? It's clear.
00:09
All right, as we arrived, this gentleman was on a home treatment of his own.
00:15
He said that he had been taking some albuterol treatments with little to no relief.
00:22
As we arrived, he was sweaty and looked anxious.
00:26
His SpO2 on room air was in the high eighties.
00:33
Got him on a CPAP with an inline nebulizer.
00:37
He has a history of COPD and CHF.
00:41
He does not have pedal edema.
00:44
He does not have JVD.
00:46
He had audible wheezes as we arrived on scene.
00:51
Heart rate of.
00:55
130 sinus tach with no XRP.
00:59
SpO2 now is 99% and his blood pressure is 155 over 88.
01:05
He also got 0.25 milligrams of terbutaline IM.
01:14
I'll start a line in route and our ETA is going to be about 7 min.
01:19
We copy, we'll scan arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Harry S Truman Dr, Largo, MD 20774
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