Elderly man with breathing issues at Blue Pond Lane, Elkins WV


Emergency responders are sent to an elderly man's home near Blue Pond Lane in Elkins for severe breathing issues, heart failure, and fluid buildup. The man has gained weight recently and is very weak.
Audio|Source: Upshur County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Station 1 respond, near Blue Pond Ln, Elkins, respiratory.
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Station 1 respond, near Blue Pond Ln, off a channel with Creek Road, 87-year-old male, respiratory 1214.
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Section 1. 10, 4.
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Call Center Medics 7-89-Nine responding.
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We're responding at 1215, near Blue Pond Ln, Oaken.
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This will be off channel of Creek Road.
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For an 87-year-old male, respiratory. He also advised he has heart failure and fluid buildup.
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He did have blood work this morning, and the doctor advised him to get to the ER.
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We're still gathering the MD.
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Gotcha. Go ahead.
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Colorvis this will be a brick residence with a yellow door.
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There'll be a pond on the left-hand side of the road across the street.
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He's responding for an 87-year-old male that does have heart failure and he's got excessive fluid buildup and increase over the last three days of 10 to 15 pounds.
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He is very weak and his breathing is labored and short.
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Location mentioned:
Near Blue Pond Ln, Elkins, WV 26241
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