Medical emergency for elderly man with breathing difficulty, Harrisonburg VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders addressed a medical call for a 95-year-old man near Dixie Avenue and South High Street in Harrisonburg. The man had breathing difficulties, was COVID-positive, and had chronic conditions including COPD, heart failure, and diabetes.
Audio|Heard on: Rockingham and Harrisonburg Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 1,000, L-O-C-210, near Dixie Avenue and South High Street operate Tech 8.
00:15
Responding 210, Dixieuaminers,
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thirdly a caller,
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the HGELOVN.
00:29
HG5101. HG5101.
00:36
Angel 35,01.
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Engine 35, right.
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10, near Dixie Avenue.
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Report of a 95-year-old male with difficulty breathing, COVID-positive,
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with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, CHF, and diabetes.
00:57
Those are basically.
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Keep one radio.
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I'll take that call in place of engine one with the other units responding.
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Chief One direct, have you responding, 943, engine one direct, cancel.
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Location mentioned:
Dixie Ave & S High St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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