Medical emergency for heavy patient with severe back pain, West Des Moines IA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders dispatched to a residence near 49th Street unit 2 for a 50-year-old man experiencing severe back pain and difficulty getting out of bed. The patient weighs over 500 pounds and requires bariatric assistance.
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Transcript:
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Ambulance 213 back pain near 49th Street unit 2 cross streets are Woodland Avenue and Pleasant Street Timeout 13 3.4.
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Amyel, it's 213 from Westcombe.
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Go ahead for amelals, 2013.
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Your patient on this is going to be 500 pounds.
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Would you like, uh,
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fire?
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Please.
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Captain, I'll get him going.
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Ladder 215.
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Backpane, near 49th Street unit 2.
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Ladder, 215, backpane, near 49th Street unit 2 cross streets are Woodland Avenue and Pleasant Street, timeout, 1336.
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The email's 213, letter 215, you're going to near 49th Street unit 2, non-emergent response, 50-year-old male, conscious and breathing, having a hard time getting out of bed,
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having back pain, and they do exceed the bariatric threshold.
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Location mentioned:
49th St UNIT 2, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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