Medical emergency for elderly male with heart issue, West Des Moines IA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to an elderly male at Bradley's near 50th Street who was pale and likely experiencing a heart problem related to atrial fibrillation.
Audio|Heard on: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Ambulance 2.13.
00:02
Unknown problem,
00:03
Near 50th Street, Unit 203, Bradley's.
00:07
Ambulance 2.13.
00:09
Unknown problem, near 50th Street, Unit 203, Bradley's.
00:15
Cross streets are Woodland Avenue and Pleasant...
00:18
Street, timeout,
00:20
(number withheld).
00:26
I have you going through an unknown problem at Bradley's, near 50th Street, Unit 203.
00:31
There's a 70- or 80-year-old male, very pale, he was in the bathroom for a while and asked for an ambulance, no further information.
00:42
2.13 e-mail is up there.
00:46
(number withheld).
00:51
Let's go from engine 220.
00:53
Engine 220.
00:56
We arrived on scene to talk with homeowner.
00:59
Have you arrived out to talk with homeowner? Have you arrived out to talk with homeowner?
01:01
Email is 213 from Westcom.
01:05
Good.
01:08
For your awareness, police say this male has a heart problem and he is AFib.
01:15
Got me.
01:17
(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
50th St Suite 203, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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