Three-year-old coughs but stable after paramedics arrive, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a three-year-old boy coughing but found he was stable with no breathing difficulties. The family declined hospital transport after discussion and plans to follow up with a pediatrician.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Grossmont, this is medic for in line.
00:04
Mediq. I think Grossmont, this is medic four.
00:09
We're on scene to find a three-year-old male,
00:13
age three. He complains of coughing.
00:16
Sounds like the report stated a three-year-old patient woke up with a fit of coughing.
00:22
When we arrived on scene, he had clear lungs bilaterally with no difficulty breathing at this time.
00:32
We have a heart rate of 120, 120.1-200.
00:35
I'm able to get a blood pressure at this time, but skin signs are normal, warm, and dry,
00:40
with capillary refill being immediate.
00:44
Our patient is asymptomatic at this time and patient's family denies any medical history or allergies or medications.
00:51
We informed the patient's family of all the AMA criteria and the patient's family feels comfortable
00:59
keeping patient at home and taking their child to the physician tomorrow.
01:08
We have a patient family sign AMA, we just wanted to make contact with you guys with documentation.
01:14
How do you copy?
01:17
I copy. Can I just trouble you for a run number and it sounds like the patient is otherwise acting very appropriately for a three-year-old?
01:27
That's affirmative.
01:28
Asymptomatic at this time.
01:29
Run number is going to be (number withheld).
01:37
I copy in medical form.
01:38
I'm sorry. I think it just missed a respiratory rate and then O2 sat with your vitals as well.
01:45
O2 saturation is going to be 100% room air with the respiratory rate of about 26 with a strong cry.
01:55
Okay, I copy all that before.
01:57
As I'm sure you've done, obviously, we'd still encourage the parents to have their son evaluated.
02:03
It sounds like he's largely complaint-free at this point.
02:07
It sounds like a self-resolved cough.
02:10
We can just encourage that to follow with the pediatrician in the morning.
02:14
They can react to the 911 system for any newer worries and screening.
02:18
It sounds like the parents are going to be the patient's primary medical decision makers.
02:21
That patient is a three-year-old minor.
02:24
Non-impaired, competent to provide treatment care, able to make an important decision.
02:27
Formed to the decision for refusing the treatment and transport, they can reassess final illness needed based on your documentation, so we can go ahead and sign it on 233 of us safe first training.
02:38
I copy you all that, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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