Elderly woman suffers severe breathing difficulty, Rome GA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders were called to near Skyline Drive in Rome for an 83-year-old woman experiencing severe breathing difficulty. She has COPD and possible congestive heart failure and was on oxygen and a ventilator. Her condition worsened since early morning.
Audio|Heard on: Floyd County Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:40
Transcript:
00:00
Floyd, which is the 31 skyline drive? The skyline drive, Calhoun,
00:05
and New Hermitage, have a...
00:08
...isprudence and it's supposed to call.
00:14
...ifreshment six, where are you going from? They're advising that as an 83-year-old female, three liters of O2,
00:20
and her O2 is 89,
00:24
and has been doing this just about 4:30 this morning.
00:29
We're coming from headquarters.
00:32
24, you don't fire and wrong.
00:43
Dispatch, engine 9, squad, respond to 31 skyline drive, 31 skyline drive,
00:50
breathing difficulty call, have a patient, COPD, 83-year-old female,
00:54
has severe difficulty breathing.
01:01
Four engine nine.
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Skyline drop.
01:05
Fasting four off of New Hermitage off Kalhoun.
01:10
Temple.
01:15
First line 31 skyline, 31 skyline.
01:18
It's going to be off of New Hermitage off Kalhoun.
01:21
83-year-old female breathing difficulty call COPD.
01:25
She's on three liters of O2, also a ventilator, advise that.
01:30
It's been ongoing by 4:30 this morning and gotten worse.
01:34
Can barely understand her when she's trying to talk to them, feels nauseated, and that bigger firing route.
01:39
It's true to CHF also.
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Location mentioned:
Skyline Dr NE, Rome, GA 30161
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