Elderly woman treated for breathing difficulty, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa for an elderly woman experiencing shortness of breath and respiratory distress. She was treated with a nebulizer and transported to Grossmont Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Let's see. Hi, Medic Four.
00:01
Thanks for standing by.
00:02
This is Rescue One.
00:04
Hey,
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Grossmont, this is Medic Four.
00:09
I haven't uploaded the run yet, but we've got a run number of (number withheld).
00:19
It'll be for (name withheld), a female, chief complaint of shortness of breath.
00:21
How do you copy?
00:24
Okay, I copy.
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We arrived on scene near Grossmont Center Dr to find an elderly female.
00:32
Chief complaint is shortness of breath.
00:35
Family reports she has been experiencing shortness of breath with flu-like symptoms, dry cough, nausea, and vomiting for the past two months.
00:46
On scene, she had diminished lung sounds with a room air saturation of eighty-seven percent.
00:50
She was given a nebulizer treatment with 5 mg of albuterol and 0.5 mg of atrobin.
00:57
Repeat vital signs show a heart rate of ninety-four.
01:00
Blood pressure was 218 over 117.
01:05
Last pressure was in the 190s.
01:09
On oxygen, she reached ninety-seven percent with a respiratory rate of about twenty-two.
01:14
Slightly labored.
01:17
Skin is normal, warm, and dry.
01:19
She has a history of COPD, hypertension, and asthma.
01:23
No allergies noted, and she takes albuterol.
01:26
We're going to establish a line.
01:27
We're en route to the hospital with about a ten-minute ETA.
01:31
How do you copy?
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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