Elderly woman aided after ventilator malfunction, Ypsilanti MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS unit from West Clinton Fire transported an 81-year-old woman to St. Mary’s Hospital after her ventilator malfunctioned and she experienced difficulty breathing. She was manually ventilated during transport, and her vital signs were stable upon arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Washtenaw MI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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St. Mary’s, this is Alpha 531 West Clinton Fire.
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Currently out at your facility with an eighty-one year old female patient.
00:08
Chief complaint today is issues with her ventilator and difficulty breathing.
00:12
Patient mental status is at baseline at this time.
00:16
Family was having issues with the ventilator at home.
00:18
We're currently manually bagging patient with an AmbuBag at fifteen liters per minute.
00:26
Got an oxygen saturation of 100 percent.
00:28
Initial stats on the ventilator were in the low eighties.
00:34
Got a heart rate of 127 sinus on the four lead ECG.
00:40
Got a blood pressure of 172 over palp.
00:44
We did attempt to suction patient with nothing noted in the suction.
00:52
Our ETA is approximately three to five minutes.
00:55
Do you require anything further?
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Location mentioned:
Second Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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