Woman with chronic lung disease has breathing difficulty, Reading PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 62-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experienced breathing difficulty at a residence near North 5th Street. She is on oxygen therapy and has had similar episodes before.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention to medic 7 respond near North 5th.
00:08
Gary Street and Pike Street, ALS medical.
00:12
1424.
00:16
Plus 600 radio.
00:22
Is there any way we can get a hold of somebody for (name withheld) near Marion Street? The door's locked nobody's answering.
00:33
Stand by with how to give the premise call.
00:39
9-7,
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North 5th Street.
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Medics 7, near North 5th, 62 year old female difficulty breathing.
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Started when the patient stood up, has happened before, she went to the hospital a few months ago.
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The term deal was caused by COPD.
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She's currently on 3 liters of oxygen, negative drug or alcohol.
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Location mentioned:
N 5th St, Reading, PA 19601
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