Elderly patient transported to Trident Hospital, North Charleston SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews transported a 72-year-old man from Dorchester County to Trident Hospital after he was found unresponsive with shallow breathing. He had a history of lung cancer and pneumonia and had not completed antibiotics. His condition improved during transport under oxygen therapy.
Audio|Heard on: Dorchester SC Hospital Group Calls
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02:27
Transcript:
00:00
Trident, this is Markle and Dorchester County, Medic 6.
00:02
In route to your facility with a 72-year-old male patient.
00:06
I'm going to accept this alert on.
00:08
How do you copy?
00:10
Copy. Copy.
00:13
When we arrived on scene, a patient was sitting,
00:19
actually he was couched backwards in his little roller walker,
00:25
unresponsive,
00:27
shallow breathing about 16 times a minute.
00:32
Patient has a history of lung cancer.
00:38
Also,
00:40
family states that he recently was diagnosed with pneumonia,
00:44
was placed on antibiotics, but to their understanding,
00:49
he has not taken or completed his antibiotics.
00:54
He was on oxygen therapy, the nasal cannula upon our arrival.
01:01
That's 3 liters per minute.
01:04
I got them out to the truck.
01:05
Maintained oxygen therapy started coming aroused with loud verbal stimuli.
01:13
Blood pressure initially was 80 systolic.
01:17
Heart rates was 130.
01:21
SPO2 with the oxygen was 96 to 98%.
01:28
Bilateral breath sounds, once again were damaged with some lactated ringers.
01:35
His level of consciousness has improved.
01:38
He is altered,
01:40
but alert to his name.
01:43
Current vitals, pulse rate 124, blood pressure 120 over 56.
01:54
SPO2 98%, respirations between 18 and 24.
02:03
Transporting to your facility, we've got an ETA of about seven minutes.
02:07
Any further questions or orders? I did draw blood cultures.
02:12
No further questions or orders, copy.
02:15
On all of the blood work, thank you, blood cultures, etc.
02:20
We will see you when you get here.
02:25
Thank you, Markle, and Dorchester 6, clear.
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Location mentioned:
Medical Plaza Dr, North Charleston, SC 29406
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