Elderly male patient with chest pain transported to medical center, Stanford CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency services are transporting an 85-year-old male to Stanford Medical Center with sudden right chest pain and shortness of breath. The patient has a history of COPD and lung cancer, low oxygen levels, cyanosis, a slow heart rate, and possible pulmonary embolism.
Audio|Heard on: San Mateo CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Stanford. This is a medic 27, San Mateo County.
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We're going to be coming in precautionary code 3.
00:07
My suspicion might be a pulmonary embolism.
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On board, we have an 85-year-old male who had a sudden onset of right chest wall pain with shortness of breath.
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Oxygen saturation in the low 80s, feet cyanotic.
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He does have a history of COPD.
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He also has a history of lung cancer.
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Capnography is 30.
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He has received pain management,
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some fentanyl.
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Blood pressure is 104 over 67.
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Current respiratory rate is 18 after fentanyl administration.
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Heart rate is 47, sinus bradycardia.
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We will have more information upon arrival.
00:48
Precautionary code 3 estimated time of arrival is about 5 to 7 minutes.
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I'll provide name and birthday later if needed.
00:56
That is 27.
00:59
Sorry, what was the oxygen saturation?
01:01
It was only for a short period and we can get the name and birthday later.
01:05
I can't get an oxygen saturation reading.
01:08
His hands are very cyanotic.
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His left finger is cyanotic.
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We have tried multiple attempts to get an oxygen saturation reading.
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Right now, it's just not getting a good reading for him.
01:20
But on scene, the firefighter had about 88 on those.
01:28
Copy the emergency on scene with a code 3 activation.
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Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
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