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You are dispatched at 2am to a gated community residence. For a 5 year old difficulty breathing.
Fire is dispatched and gets there 15 minutes before you.
When you arrive on scene fire states the patient "looks crappy" and is "unhappy"
As you enter scene mother says child felt unwell today and "was hot" was sleeping in bed with her but did not have difficulty breathing until now. Patient is drooling and has some accessory muscle usage, clothes have been removed by mother prior to fire arrival. Pulse ox is 100% as fire have them on 15ltr, BP 92/60, HR 130, temp 102.6 Lungs clear and equal rate of 34 slightly shallow. Patient gaze tracks normally, responding appropriately. Good color albeit a bit red/flushed.
No past medical history, mother gave Tylenol on instruction from nurseline 4 hours ago. No issues.
Visualization of the mouth looks normal apart from some excessive drooling.
Children's specialty hospital 40 minutes west. Normal ER with OR in hospital 10 minutes east.
Fire is dispatched and gets there 15 minutes before you.
When you arrive on scene fire states the patient "looks crappy" and is "unhappy"
As you enter scene mother says child felt unwell today and "was hot" was sleeping in bed with her but did not have difficulty breathing until now. Patient is drooling and has some accessory muscle usage, clothes have been removed by mother prior to fire arrival. Pulse ox is 100% as fire have them on 15ltr, BP 92/60, HR 130, temp 102.6 Lungs clear and equal rate of 34 slightly shallow. Patient gaze tracks normally, responding appropriately. Good color albeit a bit red/flushed.
No past medical history, mother gave Tylenol on instruction from nurseline 4 hours ago. No issues.
Visualization of the mouth looks normal apart from some excessive drooling.
Children's specialty hospital 40 minutes west. Normal ER with OR in hospital 10 minutes east.