Man with severe respiratory distress transported to hospital

Heard on: Somerset County Fire and EMS - Digital

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Somerset medic 907 is en route to UPMC Somerset Hospital.

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Nine hundred and seven, twenty-one forty-seven.

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Somerset Hospital, Somerset Hospital, medic 907 , ALS notification.

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This is Somerset.

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Go ahead.

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Somerset ALS notification coming to you from SCI Somerset with a 54-54 male patient.

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Presented to them with severe respiratory distress, hypoxia.

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Patient was initially 64% on room air.

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On 15 liters, he was at 80%.

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Patient is now CPAP with a neb treatment running, setting 83%.

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Hypertensive, blood pressure 88 over 57.

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Heart rate 72, normal sinus rhythm on the monitor, respiratory rate 34.

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Has successfully fitting a DNR to both extremities.

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Coarse lung sounds, we have approximately 5 min , 10 minute ETA.

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That's received, see upon arrival.

7/1/2026 06:47 PM

Medical Emergency

S Center Ave, Somerset, PA 15501

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics are transporting a middle-aged man from a facility in Somerset to a local hospital for a possible severe respiratory emergency. The patient is on CPAP with medication and has low blood pressure and abnormal oxygen levels reported during transport.