Medical emergency for man breathing difficulty and chest pain, Colonial Heights VA
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A 66-year-old man is experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pain near Fairfax Avenue. He has a history of asthma and his inhaler is not helping. Emergency medical services have been dispatched with highest priority.
Audio|Heard on: Colonial Heights City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Medic 935, sick and known medical problem.
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Near Fairfax Avenue.
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Men at 935,
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sick and known medical problem.
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Near Fairfax Avenue.
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Cross streets are dead ending, Meridian Avenue.
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Priority 1[1].
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Hi. Time out 1852.
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965 row.
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Medic 935 in route, priority 1, near Fairfax Avenue, across the dead end and Meridian.
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It's the duplex with a Christmas light from the door for a 66-year-old male conscious and breathing with difficulty breathing and pain in his left side and rear history of asthma.
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His inhaler isn't helping.
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Time at 1854.
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[1]
Priority 1: Highest-priority response, potentially life-threatening
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Location mentioned:
Fairfax Ave, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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