Elderly woman treated for breathing distress, Smithfield NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted an elderly woman near N 8th St in Smithfield who was experiencing difficulty breathing. She had a history of COPD and was transported by Smithfield EMS. The patient’s condition involved wheezing and shortness of breath, but she remained cooperative during treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Johnston NC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good morning, Smithfield. Johnston County is still live on 101.
00:02
Paramedic Parsons is on board with an eighty-three year old female.
00:05
Coming from Whiteface, complaining of difficulty breathing.
00:08
She woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and then started having difficulty breathing.
00:12
Upon arrival, she had a bit of excitatory wheeze that sounded more like stridor.
00:16
She was breathing thirty-two times per minute on room air.
00:20
She has a history of COPD.
00:23
This should do two challenge.
00:24
She complied well with that.
00:26
We're currently recording a heart rate of eighty-seven.
00:29
End house twenty-four at thirty rest.
00:31
She's ninety-one percent on room air.
00:34
Well, actually, decreased work of breathing.
00:35
She's sitting pretty well.
00:36
Last blood pressure is one hundred ninety-five over eighty-seven.
00:39
No ALS established.
00:40
I'll be at your back door about 10:15.
00:42
You are clear for this.
00:43
Ten forty charges arrival.
00:44
So so clear.
00:45
Charges arrival eleven out.
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Location mentioned:
N 8th St, Smithfield, NC 27577
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