Man with recent heart surgery struggles to breathe at home, Proctorville OH
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Medical EmergencyA 70-year-old man with recent open-heart surgery was found not breathing at a private residence near County Road 69. His wife, who has a broken back and cannot move him, called for help. The man was later observed trying to breathe and speaking unclearly. Emergency medical and fire units responded promptly to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence County Public Safety
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06:14
Transcript:
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1210, copy, got you're going to be responding to a male with a recent open heart surgery.
00:08
His wife states that he is not breathing on the soap and has found in this way.
00:12
This female wife has a broken back and cannot move him.
00:15
It is 70-year-old male.
00:17
We're having difficulty pulling his stuff on the map.
00:20
Can you give me a general location?
00:22
Copy[1].
00:24
Can you hear me? Affirm.
00:27
It's going to be near County Road 69 next to the electrical plant on 7C5.
00:38
You make that left,
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you go up approximately,
00:43
probably half a mile to a mile.
00:45
It's going to be the first driveway on the right, coming in through 775.
00:50
Tommy, thank you.
01:17
31.
01:18
Additionally, you can come in all 243.
01:21
Okay.
01:22
All right.
01:25
Yeah.
01:29
Lawrence, County 911, Station, 1,200.
01:32
We're found with EMS to a cardiac arrest, near County Road 69, Indian Guyan Creek.
01:41
Near County Road 69, Indian Guyan Creek.
01:47
Your second, 2258.
01:49
1210, dispatch.
01:51
12, 10, go ahead.
01:54
You're coming off 243, it's going to be the right onto County Road 2, and then that first right off County Road 2, right there at the bend.
02:07
Yes,
02:09
sir. The voice for our second alert was on Marks.
02:12
It wasn't on the regular channel.
02:15
Copy[1], thank you.
02:17
Control of the unit is responding.
02:18
It's good at the white two-story farmhouse, white two-story farmhouse, red, silverado.
02:24
Everyone copies.
02:27
Now here we'll go.
02:29
21 copies.
02:59
Near private drive, near County Road 69, and I increase.
03:05
Near private drive, near County Road 69.
03:08
Your second, 2258.
03:11
Okay, let's...
03:15
Be advised, it sounds like this male is attempting to breathe at this time.
03:19
He's setting up.
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She's unable to get him down or move to do any kind of CPR or rescue breathing.
03:25
She's got a broken back.
03:28
31 copies.
03:30
Sorry, too, awful.
03:32
21 copies.
03:34
You go ahead.
03:36
Brief out there.
03:38
Yeah.
04:09
Unit's responding.
04:11
Morning respiration, probably about three or four minutes.
04:15
Copy[1].
04:17
209-01, station 1200.
04:19
Respond with EMS to a cardiac arrest, near County Road 69.
04:26
Near County Road 669, Indiana, and Eyan Creek.
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Your third alert, 2301.
04:38
31 to 21.
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21, go ahead.
04:48
I'm not sure which way you're going.
04:50
I'm not sure if they've closed Indian Guy in down yet from the 243 side.
04:54
Might be safe for you've got 725.
04:57
I'm already on 243.
05:00
Copy[1].
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21, 31 direct.
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31,
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go ahead.
05:16
Yes, definitely take 775.
05:19
Copy[1]. Is that real close?
05:23
It is.
05:24
It is. Copy[1].
05:25
31 or 91, you copy.
05:33
You got to copy.
05:34
I'm coming through Chesapeake.
05:36
Copy[1] that, we're on Rockwood.
05:38
21, 31,
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31, 91. The advice, this is now somewhat talking to be off the phone.
05:48
He's really not wanting to MS, but he's still blur in his words.
05:52
I'm pretty sure he's pretty altered.
05:55
21 dispatch.
05:56
I'm going to continue to go in and evaluate patient.
05:59
Copy[1].
06:02
31 to 21. We're passed in 2.43 now, heading into Prokerville.
06:06
D-13-1 dispatch.
06:13
We're at FD131, go ahead.
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Co Rd 69, Proctorville, OH 45669
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