Elderly woman with COPD taken to hospital, Arlington TX
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency involving a seventy-nine-year-old woman with a history of COPD who experienced sudden shortness of breath, fever, cough, and body aches. She was transported to Medical City Arlington for evaluation and treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Tarrant TX Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Medical City Arlington, this is Medic Ten.
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We're at a facility with a seventy-nine year old female.
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She reports shortness of breath with sudden onset during the night.
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She has a history of COPD.
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She refuses to take her breathing treatments.
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She's had a worsening cough lately.
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She was also found to be febrile.
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Temperature was 101 degrees.
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She's complaining of body aches as well.
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I don't hear any wheezing.
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Her latest vitals are as follows.
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Heart rate is eighty-three with a ventricular based rhythm.
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SpO2 is ninety-nine percent on four liters.
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She was sounding good and comfortable.
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End-tidal CO2 at twenty-two respirations.
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Last pressure was 170 over 100.
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We are five minutes out.
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Location mentioned:
Matlock Rd, Arlington, TX 76015
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