Elderly man treated for pneumonia with low blood pressure, Austin MN
Medical EmergencyEMS is transporting an 80-year-old man from a senior living facility near 15th Avenue northwest to the emergency department for pneumonia. The patient has low blood pressure and an increased heart rate. He is receiving fluids and medical treatment but remains hypotensive and has rapid breathing.
Audio|Source: Austin Fire & EMS
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367.
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367, 42, our house, senior living, near 15th Avenue northwest.
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Room 111.
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Party 2, near 15th Avenue northwest, our house, room 111.
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Okay, we're involved with an 80-year-old male.
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Coming today for,
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from the Albert and Lee, emergency department for pneumonia,
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I believe in this, bilateral.
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By the video follows, he has a heart rate of 101 right now with a blood pressure of 89 over 51.
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We do have fluids running to try to correct that.
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Respirations at this time seem to be kind of hitting about the 30s right now.
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SV.S.U.S.U.N.
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96% on two liters as a volcano and the behavioral treatment that we are running right now. Um, he's kind of been becoming more hypotensive over the past, I want to say,
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hour or two, based off of the hospital's readings, and we're still kind of going that way.
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I think you should probably be seen the residential department versus take to the floor.
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Location mentioned:
Near 15th Ave NW, Austin, MN 55912
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