Elderly man suffers medical emergency in Bedford, Bedford MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to an elderly man near Pride Way in Bedford who was experiencing difficulty breathing and possible seizure activity. The patient became unconscious, and responders gained access with assistance from police and fire units.
Audio|Heard on: Bedford Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine engine two, A two.
00:02
Engine two and A two respond to near Pride Way, apartment two hundred for the male unknown age with difficulty breathing.
00:11
Engine two, A two, near Pride Way, apartment two hundred for the seventy-six-year-old male with difficulty breathing.
00:20
(number withheld).
00:36
A2, fire alarm.
00:37
A2 is responding.
00:39
Are you responding? (number withheld).
00:43
Fire alarm.
00:45
Be sure ladder one taking this in place of the engine, please.
00:49
You're taking this in place to the engine.
00:51
(number withheld).
00:59
Oh, I'm calling A2.
01:00
Okay.
01:04
A2?
01:06
To seventy-six-year-old male.
01:08
He does have a history of COPD.
01:12
Yeah.
01:17
But thank you.
01:25
Fire alarm's calling A2.
01:31
A2?
01:33
I'm on the phone with the caller.
01:35
He is very much struggling to breathe.
01:36
He does have a nebulizer, but he's done it once so I'm trying to get him to do a second dose of that.
01:43
He said the front door is locked.
01:44
I'm concerned about him getting up to unlock it with his labored breathing.
01:48
So we're going to try to get the VA to open that for you.
01:56
Okay, sir.
02:01
Ladder one has a fire.
02:02
I won't be able to access the knock box.
02:04
We should be able to get into the unit, the unit number again.
02:07
Sorry.
02:09
Two hundred and two.
02:10
The patient is also saying that he had a seizure and went unconscious before this happened.
02:14
I am not able to get him to answer me at this time.
02:22
We haven't.
02:23
We're about a minute out.
02:33
I'm calling ladder one.
02:37
Ladder one answering.
02:39
Ladder one, the door's locked.
02:41
We already notified VAPD.
02:43
Hopefully they opened it.
02:45
Hopefully they're able to open the door before you arrive, sir.
02:50
PC, we have.
02:52
The VAPD is on scene and now we're going out now.
02:55
Ladder one has VA or Pride Way command.
02:57
Sorry.
03:00
PD is on scene.
03:01
Ladder one. One, you have VA command (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Pride Wy, Bedford, MA 01730
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