Woman in red semi truck has breathing difficulty on I-40, Newport TN


A woman driving a red Ozark semi-truck on I-40 westbound near mile marker 443 is experiencing sudden trouble breathing and has reported rectal bleeding. Emergency responders were called to assist her.
Audio|Source: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Central dispatch to Cosby Fire.
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Can I get you to respond to the area of I-40 westbound between the 435 and the 440, between the 440 and the 440.
00:09
I have a female in a semi-Ozark truck going to be red in color.
00:13
She's having trouble breathing.
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She's called her EMS.
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She is having trouble breathing, possibly an anxiety attack on top of it.
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1,800,000 copies.
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1804 will be in route.
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8104 will be in route.
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Medic 1 clear.
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3031.
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Three, we're in service.
00:34
Call B3. I've got 911 traffic.
00:36
You're going to be en route to the area of the 440 mile marker, 435 mile marker, somewhere between them.
00:43
Call her advice.
00:44
She's going to be a 30-year-old female.
00:45
She's having sudden onset difficulty breathing.
00:48
Advice she's been having rectal bleeding going on.
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I did request lawn.
00:51
Law enforcement and fire to respond due to being level zero at the time of the call.
00:55
She advised she's about three miles from Newport, so we're going to say about that 443 mile marker.
01:01
Your run number is going to be 55, 6, 7.
01:04
Because you're responding 1332.
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She's traveling west.
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We'll have to go over and turn around and come back down.
01:08
Copy. She did advise westbound.
01:09
Yes, you see, just drive by and have us call you back, just tell her we know where she's at.
01:13
We said to get some button around. Copy. They did advise.
01:16
She's in an 18-wheeler,
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Ozark. It's going to be red.
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I-40, Newport, TN
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