Medical transport of elderly male with severe breathing distress, Madison WI
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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS is transporting a 78-year-old male from UW Rehab Center to UW Hospital-East due to severe breathing difficulties and worsening mental alertness. The patient is currently using a breathing support device called CPAP and has intermittent responsiveness to painful stimuli.
Audio|Heard on: Dane WI Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
Ryan Brothers 83, I have a two-minute ETA.
00:02
I'm bringing you a 78 year old male.
00:05
I'm calling it theft alert at this time.
00:09
Patient's coming from across the street from the UW Rehab Center.
00:12
Per the brother that was at bedside over the past five days, they noted progressive decline of mental status from being A and O times four,
00:20
talkative, upbeat.
00:23
Now only being responsive to painful stimuli at this time.
00:27
For rehab personnel, they also noted a sat of eighty-eight and severe respiratory distress.
00:34
And I put the patient on their bedside CPAP, called us.
00:40
Patient's alert intermittently responsive to painful stimuli and other times.
00:47
Currently, I have them on a CPAP at ten, a peep of ten.
00:55
Vitals are as follows CP 100 and forty-seven or 702 SpO two ninety-nine percent on that CPAP at the peep of ten heart rate of.
01:04
One 15 , kind of 2nd mark.
01:09
In total, CO two is 24 .
01:12
Respiratory rate 30 .
01:13
I did do a twelve-lead transmitted to your facility.
01:16
No STEMI identified on my end.
01:19
Sugar is 190 .
01:21
I am 2 min from your facility requesting RT.
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