85-year-old male found with breathing difficulties, Greensboro NC


An 85-year-old male was found lying on the ground near N Elm St, Greensboro, with breathing difficulties and low oxygen levels. Emergency personnel provided advanced life support and assistance from the fire department to help lift and transport him.
Audio|Source: Guilford County EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Mike, we're right with an 85, 85 year old male patient.
00:03
Suffered an unspecified ball last night.
00:06
Daughter, who is a poor historian, came home, found him lying on the ground.
00:11
Bottle's very follows.
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Pulse rate is 120.
00:15
Loudhurst is 120 over 74.
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That's really two is reading 76% right now.
00:22
You just have gurgling respirations and West landing lungs in all fields, no known cardiac or pulmonary history.
00:32
Our request is in the ALS[1] unit for the girling respirations.
00:36
Just that, you know what I may take a minute.
00:39
If we're waiting too long, we'll be clear, just go ahead and put them on oxygen transport.
00:45
Yeah, let's try to get, I agree, you need a ALS[1] truck.
00:48
Let's try to get one out there,
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and we'll go from there if there's not one available.
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931, one in route to 816.
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10-4[2].
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We're working on getting him packaged in the Titan Tower.
01:08
We were across the fire for lifting assistance, and we're getting them on off-gen right now.
01:16
Oh, we'll about 5 to 10 out.
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1040, you can keep it 1040, we're stable for now, and we'll see you then.
01:28
104, just be able to switch stretchers when you get him on your stretcher.
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104. In that case, we'll just stand by, get them loaded on the Titan tarp, and I'll move our unit so you can back up another driveway.
01:48
6, signal 50, 1040, bed-ins on arrival.
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611, you copy.
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No,
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10-9.
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1040, stretch on a route.
Police codes explained
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[1]
ALS: Advanced prehospital medical care and transport provided by specially trained personnel.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
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