Patient with fever and cough taken to hospital, Arlington TX
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a medic unit in Arlington transported a 55-year-old man with fever, cough, and shortness of breath from his home to Arlington Memorial Hospital. The patient had an elevated temperature and appeared to have a viral illness, with supportive care provided en route.
Audio|Heard on: Tarrant TX Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
This is Arlington Medic Five.
00:02
We're en route to your facility, Priority Three with a 55-year-old male coming from home.
00:08
Chief complaint of fever, cough, shortness of breath.
00:11
Been going on since about Sunday.
00:16
Possibly has been exposed to the flu or another virus.
00:22
He is AO4, GCS 15.
00:26
We got an oral temperature of 103.1.
00:30
The last blood pressure was 146 over 84.
00:33
One hundred and forty-six over eighty-four current rate is eighty-eight.
00:36
Signs on the monitor twelve lead are clear.
00:40
Respiratory rate is about twenty-eight to thirty.
00:44
His initial room air saturation was around ninety-two percent.
00:48
We currently have him on two liters nasal cannula.
00:50
He's up to ninety-six on that.
00:52
End tidal is forty-four.
00:56
We're not able to establish IV access on him.
00:58
He's got chronic upper extremity contractures.
01:01
He'll likely need spinal IV.
01:04
Did get a blood sugar of 121, 121.
01:06
No other interventions, and we'll be there in about 5 minutes.
01:10
Any questions?
01:12
You may just clear us, Sandy.
01:13
Get here.
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Location mentioned:
W Randol Mill Rd, Arlington, TX 76012
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