Person struggles to breathe after possible gas fume inhalation, Bureau County IL
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Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a medical emergency near IL-40 & 1745 N Ave where a person was struggling to breathe, possibly due to inhaling gas fumes from a torch in a confined space near a construction site.
Audio|Heard on: Bureau County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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04:31
Transcript:
00:00
We just got words from Manlius that they are covering this, so we will disregard.
00:07
Sheffield Rescue, copy, disregard.
00:15
Mail, this 542.2, we are waiting on a crew member and we will be en route.
00:22
542, copy, I do have a deputy on scene, I should have more updates soon.
00:32
542, viewcom.
00:33
Are we able to access this from the west or do we have to come in from the east?
00:43
42, standby.
00:51
2.16, is Manlius Ambulance going to be able to approach from 40 coming eastbound off of 40 on 1745?
01:00
Yeah, they'll have to drive down to the far side of the construction site.
01:03
There's a dirt road that leads down.
01:07
Time for.
01:12
Go for 542.
01:15
542, Deputy on scene advised if you go eastbound down 1745 north, there's going to be a dirt road at the east end of the construction site, you'll have to go down.
01:25
I do have a deputy on scene if you can find him.
01:30
Ten, four, we'll be en route shortly.
01:38
Ucom lab 119-1242 On 4.
01:44
UConFOR. UConFOR 3.1 off 2D any miles? Good.
01:53
Ending 5228-2-228, 52-228.
01:57
Clerk.
02:03
I'm 16. I'll place my squad down where I'm handling.
02:07
Please, Tom.
02:15
For 42, go ahead for Bucon.
02:20
Hi, show us en route, any further information?
02:25
542 copy en route, not at this time.
02:27
Deputy is going to move his squad car so you guys can find him if I can get an update after that.
02:32
Okay, no, so long as you get ground level, that should be okay then.
02:35
Thank you.
02:37
542, I believe that's affirmative I was still on the line with the caller when they got him down.
02:40
They did state that he was wheezing, he was still conscious breathing, alert.
02:47
All right, 10-4[1].
02:49
17, I'm 111.
02:58
This can be 17 from BUCOM.
03:00
I didn't know if you copied Mammoth isn't route.
03:03
Do we have a patient update?
03:11
17, patients struggling to breathe.
03:13
That's following the information we have.
03:23
Com 16 if you can let me in the same one's know it'll be the second hut on the lab down by where my car's at.
03:30
Timber.
03:35
42 from Beacon 542.
03:38
Aye,
03:40
go ahead.
03:42
542, one of the deputies has placed his car at the entrance to guide you in.
03:48
All right, 10-4[1].
03:52
We're about to turn on 1745 now.
03:56
1445. 24.
04:02
16, I'm being told this could be some gas fumes from a torch in an area they were huddled up in causing them.
04:11
10-4[1].
04:14
Day 16 was advised that they were using a torch in a confined space, it may be from inhaling fumes.
04:25
16 from 17 the ambulances heading in now.
04:30
Probably on five minutes.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
IL-40 & 1745 N Ave, Concord Township, IL 61379
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