68-year-old male with heart issue and altered responsiveness

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three, our medic twelve, patient verification.

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Ten four.

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G 06:44 , you signal five.

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Station clear 100 and forty-five.

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This is twelve. I am not y'all routine traffic at this time with a sixty-eight, sixty-eight male coming from Henderson Care.

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Heart-related and unconscious.

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Patient's a hospice patient without a DNR or any orders.

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They thought he was unresponsive.

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He's got multiple sedating drugs on board.

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He's alert to verbal stimuli at this time.

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He wasn't alert to painful stimuli.

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On scene, current vitals: his heart rate's in the 140s.

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It's sinus on the monitor, sinus tach on the monitor.

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He's satting 100% now.

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I've got him on a breathing treatment, but he was satting in the 70s.

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His end tidal's as high as about 70.

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He's breathing about 22 times a minute.

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Last pressure I got was 146 over 72.

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I'll be able to explain a little bit better when we get there.

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I'll be on five.

2026-10-07 05:44 UTC

Medical Emergency

Henderson St, Saluda, NC 28773

68-year-old male with heart issue and altered responsiveness

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel are transporting a 68-year-old man from a care facility on Henderson Street in Henderson for a possible heart-related issue and altered responsiveness. The patient was initially thought to be unresponsive, has multiple sedating medications, and is now alert to verbal stimuli with an elevated heart rate and improved oxygen saturation.

68-year-old male with heart issue and altered responsiveness

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