Elderly man has severe breathing issues at nursing home, Toccoa GA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to Pruitt Health near Falls Rd for an elderly man in room 132 having severe difficulty breathing. He has a history of heart failure and acute respiratory failure. He could not speak, had a low oxygen level, was changing color, and was clammy. The patient still had a pulse and was on oxygen. He had a headache about an hour before the call.
Audio|Source: Stephens County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Dispatch EMS Station 1 to Coferstation 10.
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Stand by.
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Dispatch EMS Station 1, Nicole for Station 10, and report a difficulty in breathing. Pruitt Health, near Falls Rd, Room 132.
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Dispatch Clear, 2100.
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103 en route 104 engine 103 show you in route 21.
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104 engine 103 show you in route 2101 21.1.
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104, Med4, Showing, row, 0.0.0.m.4, engine, one of three.
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Check you en route to near Falls Rd, Pruitt Health Difficulty in Breathing.
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It's going to be an 80-year-old male patient weighing 180 pounds.
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The patient's going to be a full code.
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Callers stating that they can't breathe at all, can't get a breath.
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Saying they do not need to start CPR yet.
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It's going to be in room 132, 132, Station 1, he's not able to talk, said that he does have a pulse still, can't get his O2 above 80, he is changing color, clammy, does have cardiac history, acute respiratory failure, does have heart failure.
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Said he did have a headache approximately an hour ago.
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He's on three liters of O2.
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Dispatch clear, 2102.
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1.30 on C.
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Copy, enter 103 on scene 2104.
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Location mentioned:
Near Falls Rd, Toccoa, GA 30577
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