Man with lung cancer treated for rapid breathing
Medical EmergencyDispatch audio about a 60-year-old man with lung cancer who has worsening shortness of breath at 217 Thurston Avenue NW. His breathing increased from about 20 to 32 breaths per minute. Blood pressure was 114 and pulse 104. He is conscious and alert, skin pink and warm, and was placed on a gurney by EMS.
Audio|Source: Thurston County Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
02:29
Transcript:
The 2009 Port Focus 9.25 (name withheld), Olympia. Thank you. Their units are clear. Capital Engine 01. We upgrade for shortness of breath with a consultation. I'll get a medic, you know, on the air. Medic 10, ALS Response. At 217 Thurston Avenue Northwest, Cross Street is between Columbia Street Northwest and on-air consult. C.O-9 traffic. Longmeyer-Berry Valley. (name withheld) 3873. 49. No one, (name withheld), unless that, I'll be clear. On 7, 450. No one, pops three. Medic. Break engine O 1. Medic 10's on the air for you. Medic 10 from Engine 1, how do you read me? Loving clear, sir. Go ahead. We're seeing a 60-year-old male conscious alert breathing is rapid. When we first encountered him, he was breathing at about 20 times a minute. We walked him up the gangway onto AMR's gurney, and his breathing is now at 32. Blood pressure is 114, pulse of 104. History of lung cancer. He says he's been short breath for the last three days. Currently he's in the back of AMR's fan. Skin is pink, warm, and dry, he does not look like he's in distress.
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Location mentioned:
Near Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA 98501
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