Hypertensive event with breathing difficulty reported, Elkton VA
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A conscious 55-year-old experienced high blood pressure with numb hands and shortness of breath near Mount Pleasant Road, Elkton. Emergency services responded.
Audio|Heard on: Rockingham and Harrisonburg Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Hypertensive event near Mount Pleasant Road, Elkton.
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Ambulance 931.
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Respond hypertensive event near Mount Pleasant Road, Elkton. Cross street Pleasant View Lane and Huckleberry Road operate TAC2.
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55-year-old, conscious breathing, 160 over 118,
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hands are numb, blood pressure is very high.
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Correction, meal is now short of breath.
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Instructions include to turn at 1813 and go to the top of the hill to find the address.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Pleasant Rd, Elkton, VA 22827
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