Elderly man with breathing difficulty from aspiration

Heard on: Pickaway County Fire/EMS

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Medic One to Berger ER.

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Berger, this is Medic One.

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We're currently en route to your facility with an 85, it's going to be an 85 year old male coming from a nursing home.

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Chief complaint tonight is going to be difficulty breathing, low oxygen.

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Staff stated that the patient might have aspirated around 11 o'clock tonight.

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Does have audible rales.

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When we 1st arrived, he was on a nasal cannula at three liters per minute.

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Resting on SpO2 of around 75.

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He's been put on a rebreather,

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10 liters per minute.

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He's up to 93% now.

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Rest of the vitals: pulse of 96, blood pressure 186 over 116, breathing about 18 times a minute.

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He is alert, oriented.

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Nothing further.

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I should see you guys in about 3 min .

2026-09-17 22:16 UTC

Medical Emergency

N Pickaway St, Circleville, OH 43113

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As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics reported transporting an adult patient from a nursing home to a local emergency room for difficulty breathing and low oxygen, with a possible aspiration earlier in the evening. The patient’s oxygen level reportedly improved after switching oxygen delivery methods, and the ambulance reported arriving within minutes.