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Elderly man with infection after minor traffic crash

Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Hey Mercy Medic Seventeen, I coming to you guys with a sepsis criteria patient.
audio iconMedical Emergency
City Heights, San Diego, CA
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Emergency medical staff report on a 72-year-old man in City Heights who was in a minor traffic collision while driving without his home oxygen. He has chronic lung disease, previous lung surgery, and diabetes. While waiting for a tow truck he became very short of breath. On arrival, medics found him breathing fast with low oxygen levels and a fever suggesting infection. His oxygen levels improved with supplemental oxygen, and he remained alert, walking with a steady gait, and without any apparent injuries from the crash. Medics began fluids and continued oxygen while transporting him to Scripps Mercy Hospital.

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