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Medical emergency for unresponsive elderly man near Pipers Gap RdGalax VA

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Pipers Gap Rd, Galax, VA 24333

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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Transcript:
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Area 7, each response, near Piper's Gap Road, unresponsive, but breathing, SICOM clear, 1631.
00:07
Two,
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copy.
00:25
T. Comji, copy Medics, 72's en route.
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Copy 72 en route.
00:32
Cross streets Cockram Loop,
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Klondike Road.
00:36
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.
00:48
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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Pipers Gap Rd, Galax, VA 24333

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  1. Patient Symptoms Updated
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  3. Assessment and Air Transport Request
  4. Responders Arrive On Scene
  5. Patient Condition Reported
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