Seeing red. Progress in pulse oximetry--a powerful tool for EMS providers.
Ambulance 23 arrives at an extended care facility to transport an 86-year-old male. Dispatch assigned the crew to take the patient to his orthopedic surgeon's office to have a cast removed from his right leg. Facility staff members report the elderly resident has been a little short of breath today, but state he often exhibits signs of respiratory distress.
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Inter Canyon Fire Rescue, Morrison, Colo., USA. grizzly_med@msn.com
D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010092:Oximetry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States