Patient in respiratory distress transported to St. Joe's, Towson MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services transported a man from the Parkville area to St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson for severe breathing difficulties. The patient, with a history of cardiac and respiratory conditions including COPD and congestive heart failure, was placed on CPAP during transit and remained stable en route.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD Hospital Group Calls
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01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Good morning, St.
00:01
Joe's, this is Baltimore County 110.
00:03
How do you copy?
00:05
Please have it.
00:07
I'm en route to your facility from the Parkville area.
00:11
I have a priority patient, a male experiencing severe breathing difficulty.
00:21
He has extensive cardiac and respiratory history including COPD and a prior bypass surgery.
00:33
Also has congestive heart failure.
00:35
He took his prescribed inhaler this morning.
00:39
It didn't work.
00:40
He's on home oxygen at two liters.
00:42
He was not doing well.
00:44
He had decreased lung sounds.
00:46
O2 saturation was 90 with three liters.
00:49
I have him on CPAP now, coaching him to keep it on.
00:54
We have music playing to calm him down, and he's stable.
00:58
I have an IV established.
00:59
I transmitted a 12-lead ECG for the facility, denies chest pain.
01:06
O2 flow at 4L, blood pressure 160 over 44,
01:11
and heart rate of 88.
01:13
If anything changes, I'll advise.
01:15
Otherwise, I'll see you in about 12 minutes.
01:20
You copy, can you get a respiratory rate?
01:25
Did we copy your last? Can you get a respiratory rate, please?
01:29
The initial respiratory rate was 30.
01:32
I have him down to 22 at this time.
01:38
Joe's, great.
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Location mentioned:
Osler Dr, Towson, MD 21204
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