Woman with breathing difficulty en route to hospital, Maryville IL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, eMS is transporting a 62-year-old woman having difficulty breathing to Anderson Hospital. She has sleep apnea and was given cold and flu medication. She is on CPAP and an IV is in place. Her breathing is improving and arrival is expected in 5 minutes.
Audio|Heard on: Madison IL Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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This is Glen Carbon 1944.
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I'm currently bound to your facility with a 62-year-old female patient.
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Chief complaint today is going to be some difficulty breathing.
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Patient has been sick the last couple of days.
00:09
Said that her niece got her some cold and flu type medication.
00:12
Sister came over tonight and saw her in bed having some difficulty breathing.
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Patient does seem to have some sleep apnea as well.
00:20
They did put her on her CPAP, tried to help her breathing.
00:23
We have this patient on CPAP at this point in time.
00:26
She is having some congestion in the lower fields of her lungs, clear on the upper lobe.
00:32
She states that her breathing has become easier with the CPAP on.
00:35
She is satting 100% on CPAP with 15 liters.
00:39
We're showing a sinus on the monitor at 80 , and we do have a blood pressure of 100 and fifty-six over seventy-six.
00:47
I got an IV established in the left wrist area, 20 gauge.
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Patient is A&O x3 answer all their questions appropriately with an ETA in your facility for approximately 5 min .
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Location mentioned:
IL-162, Maryville, IL 62062
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