Medical emergency for unresponsive elderly man near Pipers Gap Rd, Galax VA
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An 84-year-old man near Pipers Gap Road was unresponsive but breathing. He had complained of head pain and a stiff neck earlier and was difficult to wake after visiting the doctor.
Audio|Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
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Area 7, each response, near Piper's Gap Road, unresponsive, but breathing, SICOM clear, 1631.
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Two,
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copy.
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T. Comji, copy Medics, 72's en route.
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Copy 72 en route.
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Cross streets Cockram Loop,
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Klondike Road.
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Eighty-four-year-old male, very lethargic.
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Stead, he went to the doctor today, came home, they thought he was going to sleep, they're having trouble waking him up.
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He is breathing.
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State of David was complaining that his head was hurting and that his neck was stiff.
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All right.
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Next, 72, copy.
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Location mentioned:
Pipers Gap Rd, Galax, VA 24333
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