Elderly man struggles for breath at Phoebe Berks apartments, Wernersville PA
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A 94-year-old man at Phoebe Berks Apartments struggles with breathing as his inhaler fails. Emergency responders rush to assist the man with a serious respiratory condition.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire A and EMS
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Transcript:
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1 Reading Drive.
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Door number two for apartment 216, 94-year-old male respiratory difficulty.
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This is your COPD, states inhaler not working.
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Not any rotary, weighs 150, no precautions, two St.
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Caregivers on location.
00:14
Where are you?
00:16
Section, that's 6841 on location.
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Medics, 6841 on location, 1921.
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Mark, air media, 3851, the location.
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Air media 5851 location, 1923.
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Press,
00:33
Night 6802 is responding.
00:39
6822 responding 1924 number 3 max drive 65-year-old male respiratory difficulty from having open heart surgery a week ago.
00:48
The orders on location still obtaining.
00:51
Receive.
00:53
At 6882 2,
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2 marks additional.
01:01
6882, 2 marks additional.
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6822, patient used nebulizer with no relief.
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Not ambulatory, weighs 250.
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Has distended abdomen, swollen legs.
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No precautions, requesting running.
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Receive.
01:21
Attic 681.
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Engine 181.
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Engine 181.
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Engine 181 is responding.
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Here, 1.
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Engine 181 responding, 1926.
01:35
Phoebe Berks Apartments, door 2 for apartment 216, 94-year-old male respiratory difficulty,
01:42
inhaler not working, has COPD history.
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Location mentioned:
Reading Dr, Wernersville, PA 19565
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