Man with respiratory distress treated with inhaler in Arcata

Heard on: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North

01:42

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00:00

RPD, this is medical.

00:01

(number withheld) H Street, apartment (number withheld).

00:10

Medic Solomon on board City One with a Code Two ALS medical.

00:12

On board, I have a 38-year-old male chief complaint of respiratory distress secondary to not having his albuterol inhaler for about five weeks now.

00:22

Patient's lungs sound a little bit wheezy.

00:23

We are currently en route to your facility, about 5 min away.

00:28

He is A&O 4 GCS 15 with all vital signs within normal limits.

00:33

And we are administering albuterol inhaler now.

00:38

We'll see you in about five.

00:40

Respiratory distress, ALS.

00:42

Any questions?

00:46

Could you repeat your level, please?

00:55

Medcom copies (number withheld) H Street, Arcata, apartment (number withheld).

01:03

Your level, please.

01:17

City One, could you repeat your traffic?

01:23

Could you repeat your level, please?

01:32

ALS level two, respiratory distress.

01:36

The patient is currently in O four GCS 15 .

2026-09-13 20:27 UTC

Medical Emergency

H St, Arcata, CA 95521

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a reported respiratory distress call at an apartment near H Street in Arcata for a 38-year-old man who had not used his albuterol inhaler for several weeks. He was wheezing but alert and oriented, and was transported to a hospital with albuterol being administered.