Elderly patient treated for breathing issue near Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston Salem NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, stokes EMS Unit 3 responded to an elderly man experiencing shortness of breath and low oxygen levels. The patient received breathing treatments, intravenous therapy, and steroid administration while en route to Forsyth Medical Center from near Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. EMS reported stable heart readings, though the patient remained hypertensive.
Audio|Heard on: Forsyth NC Hospital Group Calls
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EMS Unit Three en route routine traffic with a male in his seventies.
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Chief complaint, shortness of breath, appears new onset, persistent hypoxia.
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The patient’s oxygen saturation is ninety-one percent on a non‑rebreather mask.
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The patient can have a total of three treatments.
00:16
Steroids have been administered, IV can be drawn.
00:19
IV established.
00:21
Twelve lead looks okay for now, but the patient remains hypertensive.
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Q thirty-seven over.
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Over 135 was our last reading.
00:32
We'll get a few more readings and update on treatments.
00:35
We’re approximately fifteen minutes out.
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Location mentioned:
Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
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