Elderly patient experiencing shortness of breath, Nashville TN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to an elderly male experiencing shortness of breath. The patient, previously using a personal BiPAP device, was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center with stable vital signs and alert mental status.
Audio|Heard on: Davidson TN EMS-Tac Group Calls
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01:14
Transcript:
00:00
Lifeline Medic 3 to Vandy Nash.
00:04
Go ahead, (name withheld).
00:06
Currently en route with an eighty-three year old male chief complaint of shortness of breath.
00:10
Patient when we arrived on scene was on personal BiPAP.
00:15
Sat on his first full BiPAP was ninety-six.
00:18
(Name withheld) stated it dropped to the eighties prior, and that's why he was on the BiPAP call and requested to go see Vanderbilt for a doctor.
00:26
Patient is alert and oriented times four, GCS 15.
00:31
At this time, vital signs were as follows.
00:33
Heart rate of eighty-eight, blood pressure of 110 over seventy-seven,
00:37
Respiratory rate of 14, and at 100 percent on BiPAP.
00:44
Team leader with a BGL of 130, unable to get IV access at this time.
00:51
We'll be able to receive your response in ten minutes.
00:52
Do you require anything further?
00:56
No further, but want to clarify that end title was at 14.
01:01
The end title is at 14, but it's also under the mask because the mask might be showing the end title off, is what I'm assuming.
01:07
But it is showing 14 as an end title as of now.
01:12
That's your W.
01:13
I'll see you on arrival.
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Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
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