Elderly man with shortness of breath transported on oxygen

Heard on: Marshall County WV Regional WesCom Med D (Hospital)

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Westcom, we got a call to a residence for a 73-year-old male, short of breath.

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He is on home oxygen.

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He met us outside and he's got one of those hover around wheelchairs.

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Met us out here in the parking lot.

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Stated that he had turned himself out of the nursing home because they were mean, and he would like to go back to the ER.

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We are running the strip BLS and got him into the truck.

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I have him on four liters via

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nasal cannula.

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I have a heart rate of 99,

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blood pressure 153 over 86.

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He's at 95, 96% on the four liters.

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Yeah, yeah.

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Respiratory rate of 18 .

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GCS scale of 15 .

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He is a diabetic.

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He has the Dexcom on the back of his arm.

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His BGL was 119 .

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We have about a seven.

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We have about a seven to 10 min ETA to Reynolds.

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Three 049710 .

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Three 049710 .

2026-10-27 20:41 UTC

Medical Emergency

Wheeling Ave, Glen Dale, WV 26038

Elderly man with shortness of breath transported on oxygen

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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a residence near Wheeling Avenue in Glen Dale for a 73-year-old man with shortness of breath who reportedly left a nursing home and requested transport to a hospital. He was placed on oxygen and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

Elderly man with shortness of breath transported on oxygen

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