Elderly patient with varying heart rate en route to hospital


An EMS crew reports transporting an elderly man with a fluctuating heart rate to Mercy Hospital, noting room number and vital signs while en route, with an estimated arrival time.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
AirMet 4, go ahead. AMS4, on our way to Mercy Sue, a room 5138 with an 83-year-old male, (name withheld). Patient to work 909 to 3. Last perpression is 162 over 93. Heart rate of 50 to, correction, 45 to 60, 8, 5%, 99% on 2-leaders being able to handing out of respiratory to 20. NETU has about 25 minutes to the Mercy Pat.
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East Tower, 1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
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