Medical call for elderly man with worsening asthma, Billings MT
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Emergency responders are assisting an 80-year-old man with worsening asthma and difficulty breathing at Affinity Apartments near Montana Sapphire Drive. Access is challenging due to a locked door and absence of a keyholder.
Audio|Heard on: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Squad 2, medical.
00:06
To AMR, respond to Affinity at Billings near Montana Sapphire Drive.
00:11
This is going to be apartment number 134.
00:14
This is for an 80-year-old male, conscious in breathing.
00:17
He states he has asthma and it is getting worse.
00:19
He's having difficulty breathing.
00:20
He'll be on TAC 10.
00:21
This code response.
00:27
That's a medic 18, en route, responding no code due to weather.
00:35
He didn't want to switch.
00:42
The complainant wants you to try getting the back door.
00:45
I'm still trying to figure out who else might live in the building.
00:52
Engine one despise.
00:58
Neighbor has key, but neighbor is not in town.
01:01
He stays too weak to scoot across the floor.
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He also does not want you to break down the door because the landlord would be angry.
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Location mentioned:
Montana Sapphire Dr, Billings, MT 59106
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