Ventilator failure causes breathing issues in apartment, Norfolk VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medics responded to a female on a ventilator in an apartment near 10th Bay Street whose device was not working, causing breathing difficulties. She has a history of emphysema and COPD.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Breathing problems near 10th Bay Street, Apartment 1.
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Medics 16 respond on breathing problems.
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At near 10th Bay Street, Apartment 1 on TAC 2.
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Medics 16 respond, breathing problems near 10th Bay Street, Apartment 1,
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TAC 2, at 226.
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At 2.26.
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Medic 16, around.
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616, a copy responding, near 10th Bay, Apartment 1 on a female that's on a ventilator, complainant advises it's not working.
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She does have a history of emphysema and COPD and her breathing is labored.
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Location mentioned:
10th Bay St, Norfolk, VA 23518
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