Elderly man treated for breathing difficulty, Troy MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, washington Fire Alpha One responded to Beaumont Troy Hospital with an 84-year-old man experiencing shortness of breath following a recent pneumonia diagnosis. The patient was on a non-rebreather and showed improved oxygen levels upon transport.
Audio|Heard on: Macomb MI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Beaumont Troy Hospital, this is Washington Fire Alpha One.
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Currently en route to your facility of priority two traffic with eighty-four year old male.
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Chief complaint today is shortness of breath.
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Upon arrival, patient was saturating at seventy-eight percent.
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He does not have oxygen at home.
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About three weeks ago he was diagnosed with pneumonia and recently released from rehab where the shortness of breath began again since he has been at home, onset of yesterday.
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We currently have him on a non-rebreather at fifteen liters a minute.
00:28
Up to ninety-six percent, lung sounds were clear on the upper and lower.
00:33
Had slight rales.
00:35
Patient is eighty-four, GCS fifteen.
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Heart rate is seventy-nine.
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Showing signs for the monitor.
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Blood pressure is one fifteen over fifty-six.
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If you don't require anything further, we'll be there in about eight to ten.
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Location mentioned:
Dequindre Rd, Troy, MI 48085
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