Elderly man with prolonged cough taken to hospital

Heard on: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety

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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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St. Cloud Hospital, we are male 158 , patient 403 .

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St. Cloud Hospital, go ahead.

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St. Cloud Hospital, we are male 158 , medic 3591 .

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We're coming in with an 86 , 86 year old male, coming from the sanctuary today.

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Sounds like the patient's been having persistent cough with some coughing in his lungs for the last couple months.

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Patient believes he may have been having from pneumonia about a month ago.

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He did not get that formally diagnosed by a dr.

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. This is going to be his 1st doctor's visit for these symptoms he's been having.

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Current vital signs: blood pressure 110 over 68 , cardiac monitor and twelve lead are showing a sinus rhythm with maybe a bundle branch block at 82 beats per minute.

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O2 is at 94% on room air.

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Patient's awake, alert, talking, ambulatory from the stretcher.

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ETA 5 min .

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And for the questions, orders.

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Negative. Ten four, copy that.

2026-09-27 12:49 UTC

Medical Emergency

6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303

Elderly man with prolonged cough taken to hospital

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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS transported an 86-year-old man from a senior living facility to St. Cloud Hospital for a persistent cough and lung congestion, with a possible history of pneumonia. The patient was awake, alert, and ambulatory during transport.

Elderly man with prolonged cough taken to hospital

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