Quadriplegic patient with breathing difficulty treated en route, Maplewood MN
Medical EmergencyA quadriplegic patient with cerebral palsy is experiencing increased shortness of breath and low oxygen levels. The patient is receiving nebulizer treatment while being transported to St. John's Hospital near Beam Ave.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Home does have cerebral palsy as a quadriplegic, so wheelchair bounds.
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Chief Complaint is difficulty breathing.
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Sounds like he does have chronic COPD and asthma, but today's staff noticed that he's gotten more short of breath, especially on exertion.
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With 10, 70, 70% on room air,
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breathing about 26 times a minute.
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Right now we do have a neb going on for some expiratory wheezing.
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He's up to 96% with a neb with O2.
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Tachycardic at 110 showing sinus tach with a right bundle branch block blood pressure 150 over 70 and we'll be down to Johns in about eight minutes.
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Near Beam Ave, Maplewood, MN 55109
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