Elderly man with pneumonia has severe breathing difficulty

Heard on: Independence MO Centerpoint Med (Hospital)

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AMR 333, Center Point, patient information.

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This is Center Point, go ahead.

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Hey there, AMR 300 and thirty-three bringing in today.

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Eighty-year-old male, eight zero, coming from across the street to the villages of Jackson.

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Patient has had pneumonia for about a week.

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Finished his five-day cycle of antibiotics and is having shortness of air this morning.

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He is a little altered.

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He is unable to answer questions, just grunting and just having a serious work of breathing.

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Current vitals are pulse 01:12 .

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He was sitting at around 90 % room air.

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He's got ninety-nine percent now with a breathing treatment going.

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His respirations are about forty-eight, and we're working on a blood pressure right now.

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Got a blood sugar of 100 and twenty-six.

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We'll be there in about four.

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I am just getting ready to give dexamethasone IM.

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Any questions or orders?

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No questions.

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Did the blood pressure cycle yet?

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Blood pressure is 104 over pulse.

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Copy, thank you.

2026-11-02 16:44 UTC

Medical Emergency

East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64057

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