Elderly man in Morgan County battles intense breathing struggle, Cannel City KY
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Medical EmergencyUrgency arises as a 72-year-old man in Morgan County struggles to breathe, relying on home oxygen and refusing hospital transport despite EMS arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Morgan County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Morgan EMS, now en route to 923 Railroad, 72-year-old male with persistent difficulty breathing.
00:10
Marm time 517.
00:15
That's one.
00:21
Your run number will be 1819.
00:28
1819. Now that is 522.
00:31
Very.
00:40
Responding to 923 Railroad for 72-year-old male who's conscious having difficulty breathing.
00:49
Patient has emphysema and is on home oxygen.
00:56
He woke up to use the bathroom and removed his seat oxygen, put his normal oxygen back on, still having trouble.
01:16
Free MS one.
01:19
Good.
01:22
That was the RP calling back.
01:25
She advised that her husband stated he doesn't want to go to the hospital and does not want ambulance assistance now.
01:35
Break.
01:40
Advising that his home oxygen is now helping him breathe better.
01:46
I did speak with the patient.
01:50
He was adamant that he did not want EMS involved.
01:55
He was not going to go anywhere right now.
01:58
I advised him to call back if anything changed, but he was firm about not wanting to go.
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