Patient with bone cancer suffers severe breathing distress, Arcata CA


EMS is transporting a patient with a history of bone cancer to the hospital near Janes Rd. The patient is experiencing severe breathing difficulties with low oxygen levels, rapid heartbeat, and low blood pressure. EMS has started intravenous fluids to stabilize the patient. The estimated time of arrival at the hospital is three minutes.
Audio|Source: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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The hospital R-Kida 1 update.
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At that office.
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21,
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go ahead.
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Hi, it's Kelly with our K-O-1. Just confirming you received report, Mad River, patient preference to your facility, his history of meds bone cancer.
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He is pretty sick, and we've got sick yellow spewed on room air saturations at 77%. On a nasal cannula at 4 liters, that has bumped up to 90, but he is definitely congestion in bronchi all fields.
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He's tachycardic at 106, and his blood pressure, we've seen as low as 84 over 40. Right now, though, the last cycle was 94.
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over 48. We are ALS. We have IV established. We've got fluid running.
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BG came back 108.
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Our updated ETA is three minutes. Any questions for us?
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We'll be going to room 10. That's one zero upon arrival. We'll see if you're
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copy. See in a few.
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Location mentioned:
Near Janes Rd, Arcata, CA 95521
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