Medical emergency at Indiana University Health West hospital, Avon IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 73-year-old man from an extended care facility experienced fainting and breathing difficulties. EMS provided oxygen and breathing treatments while transporting him to Indiana University Health West Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Johnson IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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About 7 to 9 out, bringing you a 73-year-old male.
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He's coming from an extended care facility.
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They called today reporting a fainting episode as he was leaving the dining room.
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He did not fall they were able to catch him.
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They also said that he only wears two liters of oxygen at baseline.
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They couldn't give me room air because they put him on a non-rebreather.
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He was 98% on the non-rebreather when we got there.
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We went to switch him over to a duo neb, and he dropped down.
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Down to 77 very quickly.
00:32
Has a history of congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
00:36
Very wheezy throughout, you didn't even need a stethoscope.
00:38
He is in a sinus rhythm at 120, blood pressure 163 over 83, respiratory rate of 46, 3 to 43 times a minute.
00:47
He's definitely working to breathe a little bit.
00:48
He's now 100% on 6 with a nasal cannula, blood sugar at (number withheld).
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I don't have anything else, if you don't report or anything else, I'll see you shortly.
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GCS 15.
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Location mentioned:
Indiana University Health West Hospital Heliport, 1111 Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Avon, IN 46123
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