Woman treated for severe breathing difficulty in Lewiston, Lewiston ME
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Fire and emergency medical crews responded to an apartment near Fifth Street in Lewiston to assist a 51-year-old woman experiencing severe difficulty breathing. The patient was awake and receiving care at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS
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03:4
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2, rescue 3.
00:03
Engine 2, rescue 3, have you responding.
00:06
Near Fifth Street, Department number 1.
00:08
This is going to be for a 51-year-old female 6 out-echo 1A.
00:22
Engine 2-100 responding, near Fifth Street, apartment number 1 for a 51-year-old female extreme respiratory distress, 6-ECHO-1-A.
00:32
Okay,
00:37
though.
00:38
Okay,
00:40
Second, responding again, near Fifth Street, apartment number 1 for a 51-year-old female,
00:45
6 echo 1A.
00:59
Roger 2 on-teet.
01:02
Enter 2 on-teet.
01:03
Secretary, we have the floor in Canada apartment number, please.
01:09
Measure 2, she should be outside.
01:15
Department number one, she stated that she was going to be outside to meet you guys there.
01:21
Rescue 3, I'll see you.
01:33
Rescue 3-2, you guys can clear.
01:36
It looks like this is going to be a medical call for Lewiston.
01:44
Call,
01:48
SOTUSC, rescue,
01:50
3-engine 2 call please.
01:52
Showing clear service.
02:02
Call for Rescue 3.
02:04
Rescue 3, go ahead.
02:10
You still have the caller on the line and he confirmed this call was the voice to them.
02:20
Rescue 3, she's not on the line, but I confirmed it and I double checked.
02:24
She's plotting in Lewiston near Fifth Street, which is really difficult to hear.
02:27
And the call wasn't plotting when it first came in.
02:31
You guys are good to clear.
02:37
Cover that, I appreciate.
02:47
Central, Unit 4, you're going to near Wood Street in Lewiston for a 51-year-old female having a hard time breathing.
02:55
Patient is awake and breathing.
02:58
It coded out to a 6 Echo 1, Code 3.
03:01
Just keep me posted if you guys need extra backup or not.
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Location mentioned:
Lewiston, ME 04240
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