Medic transports patient with breathing trouble to hospital, Towson MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services transported a 62-year-old man who was experiencing respiratory distress to St. Joseph's Hospital in Towson. The patient was treated with CPAP, albuterol, Atrovent, and epinephrine, and showed improvement during transport.
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Transcript:
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City Medic 18 on Channel Charlie 7 for St. Joseph's.
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Joe's.
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St. Joseph's online.
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Good morning, St.
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Joe's! This is City Medic 18 en route to your facility.
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Priority 2, 62-year-old male.
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Chief complaint is respiratory distress.
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On CPAP, how do you copy?
00:18
Copy.
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Patient stated that respiratory distress started last night and the inhaler gave no relief.
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On arrival, he was tripod with intercostal muscle use.
00:30
He had bilateral wheezing and diminished expiratory sounds.
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Heart rate is eighty-two.
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Off CPAP at a PIPA 7.5, FiO2 thirty.
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Oxygen saturation at ninety-nine percent.
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Respirations are twenty-three, tidal is twenty-nine.
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Blood pressure one seventy-eight over one zero one.
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Received 0.5 milligram epinephrine IM.
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He has.
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Has received a total of ten milligrams albuterol and 0.5 milligrams Atrovent.
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Twenty gauge IV in right AC.
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Alert and oriented times four, GCS fifteen.
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Approximately three minute ETA to your facility.
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He's improving with treatment.
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Initially priority one.
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No further questions.
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St. Joseph's will see you in about two minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Osler Dr, Towson, MD 21204
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