Elderly man transported for severe breathing distress, St Cloud MN
Medical EmergencyAn elderly man from the St. Cloud VA is being transported to St. Cloud Hospital due to severe breathing difficulty and a worsening cough over two weeks. He is experiencing multiple coughing attacks and has trouble catching his breath, rated 8 out of 10 in difficulty. He is currently alert and receiving oxygen support.
Audio|Source: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
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Male 1 by 4, we're in about your facility, reading that this time with a 78-7-8-year-old now comes from the St. Cloud VA. Coming in for respiratory distress, it sounds like a patient has had an ongoing cough for the past two weeks that has progressively gotten worse.
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So the very deep patient is...
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Currently having several coughing attacks unable to catch his breath.
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Currently, it raises breathing difficulty about 8 out of 10 on a scale.
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He's alert and oriented at this time.
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We do have them on 3 liters via nasal cannula, having approximately 91% with that.
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And Title 26, last pressure,
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168 over 108,
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current heart rate 98.
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We'll be the facility in approximately five minutes.
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Near 6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303
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