Elderly woman treated for COPD and taken to hospital, Napoleon OH
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency personnel transported a 66-year-old woman from near East Riverview Avenue in Napoleon to Henry County Hospital following a COPD exacerbation. The patient experienced breathing difficulty that worsened overnight but improved after oxygen and medication treatment during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Henry OH Hospital Group Calls
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01:45
Transcript:
00:00
Medical unit at Henry County Hospital.
00:03
Go ahead for Henry County.
00:07
Unit responding with a 66-year-old female.
00:11
She is alert and oriented, coming in today for COPD exacerbation.
00:19
Patient states symptoms started yesterday morning and have been getting worse.
00:29
On arrival, patient was sitting in tripod position,
00:33
speaking in one or two word sentences,
00:37
giving herself an albuterol treatment.
00:43
Her lung sounds were initially wheezy throughout the upper lung fields.
00:52
Her respirations were 36 initially.
00:58
She was on home oxygen at three liters a minute.
01:05
We put her on a non-rebreather at 15 liters a minute.
01:11
After about five minutes, she said that was beginning to help.
01:16
We followed that up with a DuoNeb treatment.
01:21
She stated it felt like a cloud had been lifted off of her.
01:24
She is breathing 18 times a minute currently.
01:28
Her condition slightly improved.
01:31
Her pulse decreased from 108 to 89.
01:34
Her last blood pressure was 146 over 74.
01:37
A 22 gauge IV established in the right hand.
01:40
She has been given 125 mg Solu-Medrol.
01:43
Currently arriving at your facility, do you have any questions or orders?
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Location mentioned:
E Riverview Ave, Napoleon, OH 43545
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