Patient with chest tightness assessed at hospital, Leesburg VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 79-year-old male at Loudoun County Cornwall Hospital has difficulty breathing and chest tightness following recent heart valve surgery. EMS evaluated ECG changes and consulted a doctor. The patient was stable but recommended for transfer to higher-level care.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun VA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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613 Delta, go ahead.
00:04
613 Delta, this is Cornwall.
00:06
Go ahead.
00:08
I guess now, Medics is 13 Delta.
00:10
I'm sitting here facility with a 79-year-old male.
00:14
Chief complaint of difficulty breathing says it woke him from sleep.
00:17
He's been coughing for about 30 minutes.
00:19
He said he had a similar event recently.
00:22
He was taken to the hospital and a heart valve was placed.
00:26
So he does have cardiac history now.
00:28
He is on blood thinners.
00:30
Patient said he has some chest tightness with the difficulty breathing.
00:33
I did run a 12 lead.
00:34
He had some elevation in V3.
00:37
Some depression of V5 and V6.
00:39
So I did do a posterior 12 lead.
00:41
There's no reciprocal changes to be concerned about.
00:44
I've got a little two liters of oxygen with nasal cannula.
00:47
His oxygen saturation was 95% on room air.
00:50
Heart rate is currently 94 with a sinus rhythm.
00:53
Respiratory rate, I have 22, and the blood pressure 167 over 80.
00:58
He is conscious, alert, a GCS of 15, says he normally comes to Cornwall because he gets transferred to Arlington for his care.
01:06
Transferred out to Arlington for his procedures.
01:09
Lungs were clear bilaterally.
01:10
He looks like he's resting comfortably.
01:12
I'm about to start IV access for you.
01:14
We're going to be there in about five minutes, giving you further care.
01:18
The position is concerned patient of having EKG changes.
01:22
I can transmit the 12 lead to you.
01:25
It doesn't show anything that indicates that he's currently having a heart attack.
01:29
However, it may be normal for him because he just recently got discharged from Arlington for having that valve replacement.
01:37
Hey, this is Dr. Cooper.
01:38
So we just had a cardiac procedure and a valve replacement.
01:44
It's not like a complex patient.
01:46
It should go to a high-level care.
01:47
Not the briefing here, if he's unstable, I'm happy to see him and have to see him, make it necessary.
01:54
But with the recent cardiac surgery,
01:58
the shortness of breath should go to a higher level of care facility.
02:02
It's unstable bringing here.
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Location mentioned:
Cornwall St NW, Leesburg, VA 20176
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