Medical team treats patient with breathing difficulty, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a possible respiratory distress case near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa involving an elderly woman with a history of emphysema. The patient was treated with nebulized medication, which improved her breathing, and was transported to a medical facility for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:07
We have a run number (number withheld).
00:11
That's (number withheld).
00:13
We have a mild status medical looking to go to your facility.
00:19
I see your call, (age withheld) female patient, respiratory distress, and I have yours.
00:27
We have a female patient with chief complaint, shortness of breath.
00:32
Patient recently got diagnosed with emphysema.
00:35
She states she went to sleep last night like normal.
00:38
She woke up today feeling short of breath.
00:41
She thought the shortness of breath would go away on its own but did not call 911 until later.
00:48
Patient has no associated pain.
00:49
She has been coughing up some phlegm, and she denies any recent illness or infection.
00:58
Patient is talking in full sentences, but her lung sounds are diminished in all lobes.
01:04
She was satting ninety-three on room air.
01:14
We have breathing treatment going, albuterol 5 mg via nebulizer and ipratropium bromide 0.5 mg via nebulizer.
01:24
Her oxygen saturation improved to 100 percent with the nebulized treatment.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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