Man experiences difficulty breathing and shivering at store, Troy OH
Medical EmergencyA 71-year-old man at Walmart near Main Street experienced sudden difficulty breathing and severe shivering. Emergency medical services provided oxygen and treated him during transport to a medical facility. His vital signs improved en route, and he was calmer upon arrival.
Audio|Source: Miami County Fire and EMS - West Central
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Transcript:
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Turning in an unrolley, Walmart, near Main St.
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First.
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Section 605.
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I hope.
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18.21.
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624
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Go ahead.
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This is Picklemedic 24.
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You're out to your facility with a 71-year-old male.
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I'm going to call this to the day for some sudden onset of difficulty breathing and severe shivers.
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The patient does have tremors at baseline in his hand, but this is the seventh tremor.
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He said that he was very cold.
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He gets three blankets on them on our arrival.
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Still shivering.
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The patient also did have an increased work of breathing, breathing about 35 times per minute.
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No known pulmonary history at any point, but was, did get a chest x-ray today for potential decreased function in his right lower lobe.
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Scott only Normatic was initially 86% on room air.
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Listen, all four lungs were clear.
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After two liters for a minute, we have gotten his capnography up to 28, was a little bit lower than that initially, and his SPO2 is 95 now.
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Our patient was also paper tested initially at 175 systolic.
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We've now gotten that down to 128.
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Our patient is much calmer now with the office administration as well.
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Also worthy of note, our patient's blood sugar is 234, 234, he is normally normal glycemic for this eye for now.
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4 lead is a sign attack at 110 beats per minute, a tempted IV without the cell.
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I have a 4 or 5 minutes to drive the your facility.
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Any questions or orders for me?
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Final Arrival.
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W Main St, Troy, OH 45373
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