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Elderly man experiences medical crisis near Ridgecrest St

Heard on: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Medic 30 en route to your facility emergency traffic with an (number withheld) year old male coming home,
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S Ridgecrest St, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency involving an elderly man near South Ridgecrest Street in Rutherfordton. The patient, recently diagnosed with COVID, was experiencing shortness of breath and an abnormal heart rhythm. Crews provided treatment and transported him to a local hospital for further evaluation.

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