Man experiences severe coughing and breathing difficulties, Pleasant Hill MO
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Emergency medical responders are attending to a 60-year-old man near Lexington Road in Pleasant Hill who has severe coughing and difficulty breathing. He is not currently using his prescribed oxygen and reportedly fell about a week ago, possibly injuring his wrist.
Audio|Heard on: Cass County Fire and EMS Departments - Central
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Transcript:
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I'm Pleasant Hill dispatch, respond to near Lexington Road in Pleasant Hill, apartment 7, for a 60-year-old male coughing up phlegm.
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Stop be called.
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Just call 736.
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Dispatch, this is Medics 71.
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Medics 71, go ahead.
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Medics 71 is en route.
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En route at 737.
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They said he's been coughing so much the past few days that he can barely breathe.
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They said he's supposed to be on oxygen, but he's not currently using it.
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They said he fell about a week ago and possibly injured his wrist.
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Location mentioned:
Lexington Rd, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
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