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Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls · 1/18/2026 03:11 AM
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Charles to medic four, we're inbound of your facility with a sixty-two year old male coming from home, COPD patient presenting respiratory failure.
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Room air stats in the sixties, severely labored respirations at a rate of 50 to 60 per minute.
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Medical team assists man with breathing distress near Calhoun St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel transported a 62‑year‑old man experiencing apparent respiratory failure, possibly related to chronic lung disease, from his home to a local hospital near Calhoun St. The patient showed signs of labored breathing and rapid respiration but remained conscious and alert during transit. Medics considered advanced airway management during the response.

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Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
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