Medical emergency near Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel are transporting an elderly female experiencing shortness of breath, possibly due to a chronic respiratory condition, to Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. She was placed on CPAP after limited improvement from initial treatment and is currently stable with elevated blood pressure.
Audio|Heard on: Alameda CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Bringing you this seventy-two-year-old (name withheld), shortness of breath started about 20 minutes ago.
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History of COPD.
00:06
Wheezing in the upper airways and extremely diminished sounds, speaking in one- to two-word sentences.
00:10
Oxygen saturation was about ninety-two on home oxygen.
00:14
We just put (name withheld) on CPAP; didn’t have any improvement from the first treatment.
00:17
Currently oxygen saturation is ninety-five percent on CPAP.
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Blood pressure is slightly elevated at 200 over 100.
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All other vitals are normal.
00:25
We'll be there in about twenty-five.
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Location mentioned:
Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
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