81-year-old woman treated for breathing difficulty at medical center, Rockville MD
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an 81-year-old woman from assisted living experienced sudden shortness of breath and coughing. EMS provided oxygen and nebulizer treatment while transporting her to Shady Grove Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
All right, Shady Grove. This is Medic 703.
00:01
You're out to your facility with an 81-year-old female coming from an assisted living.
00:06
Get ready to just rest.
00:09
Any copies to support?
00:11
Sure, probably, go ahead.
00:14
All right, again, this is an 81-year-old female with shortness of breath.
00:18
She was, well, they searched from her facility a week ago for pneumonia.
00:22
She said that last night she had a relatively sudden onset of shortness of breath that has continued today, and she feels congested.
00:29
She had an unproductive cough.
00:31
She's coughing to the point she almost vomits.
00:33
We found her at 96% oxygen saturation on 2 liters of home oxygen right now.
00:39
Giving her a nebulizer treatment.
00:41
She says she did one this morning,
00:43
which did not help her that much.
00:46
Right now she's 99% on 8 liters of oxygen with albuterol gown.
00:51
She's at 103 sinus tach.
00:54
The last fresh rate is 1.40 pout.
00:58
And she's breathing 28 times a minute.
01:03
We're at your back door.
01:05
So we're seeing about three minutes.
01:06
You got any questions for me?
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Location mentioned:
Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
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