Medical emergency for elderly man with breathing difficulty, Elbert CO
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Emergency services responded to an elderly man near County Road 82 in Elbert with difficulty breathing due to COPD. A Lifeline helicopter was placed on standby to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Douglas and Elbert County Fire Districts
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01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Air attention, Elbert FireMap out of X-ray-50-0.
00:03
Breathing problems at near County Road 82, Elbert.
00:07
Repeating for Elbert Fire, attention, Elbert FireMap, out of X-ray 50.
00:11
Breathing problems,
00:13
94,
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County Road 82,
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Cross of County Road 37 on Elbert Ops 1, this is clear 358.
00:23
D... D...
00:32
To assist Elbert FireMap item X-ray 50 on breathing problems near County Road 82 on Elbert.
00:40
Repeating for SCAT 182 to assist Elbert FireMap Adam X-ray 50 on breathing problems near County Road 82.
00:47
County Road 82, cross of County Road 37 on Elbert Ops 1.
00:52
This dot's clear, be nice.
00:57
A 77-year-old male conscious with difficulty breathing has COPD. It's a delta-level response and contact ground for helicopter safety, get one of two copies.
01:22
Elbert fire.
01:23
Copy. A 77-year-old male conscious with difficulty breathing with COPD, delta-level response for difficulty speaking between breaths.
01:30
The area hospitals are clear and Lifeline helicopter placed on standby.
01:35
Scott 182 is brown.
01:36
Contact on Staff B.
01:39
Copy.
01:41
402.
01:47
Covered for.
01:48
Can you see you? Elizabeth has a medic available over this call place.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 82, Elbert, CO 80106
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