Elderly man struggles to breathe in Rawlins emergency, Rawlins WY
Medical EmergencyIn Rawlins, emergency responders rush to assist an 84-year-old man with worsening breathing difficulties and dropping oxygen levels. The man, a full-time oxygen user, recently returned from hospital care but escalated his oxygen settings amid distress.
Audio|Source: Carbon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Fear 43, the original caller from near Barrel Drive calls in.
00:05
I gave him an update that you were headed here.
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They were from Rawlins.
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The male's oxygen level is 86.
00:12
He's still doing fairly okay.
00:20
Ross, can you repeat that? You were completely digital.
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The caller called back in reference to the 84-year-old male, his oxygen levels 86.
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I explained them that you guys were headed from Rawlins.
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The male is still fairly doing okay,
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just having issues breathing at this point.
00:44
Does the male happen to wear oxygen regularly?
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That's a firm.
00:51
Rawlins-SO, does the male happen to wear oxygen regularly?
00:58
MS-721. That's correct.
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He is on full-time oxygen.
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The son did state when he went in.
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The oxygen was set a little bit high, so I'm not sure if he turned it up because he was having issues breathing.
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Copy that. If you happen to still be in contact with them, you can let them know that we're about 12 minutes out, 12 minutes out.
01:21
Can't park.
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Hold in here you guys.
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418 U.S. 287 northbound, 5-county 43871 walking passenger on a gray BASUV.
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Rawlins, 152 traffic.
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132.
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221.
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I had eastbound 7960118.
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Unknown state template on a white Toyota electrician.
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10% 104.
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21 Rawlins.
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Go ahead, Rawlins.
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I was on the phone with the reporting party when we were communicating last.
02:53
Again, he's a full-time oxygen user.
02:54
He was recently at the hospital, and they were keeping him on around 2.
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When the son got there, the father had a turn up to 4.
03:03
While we were on the phone, his oxygen level dropped to 83.
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Copy that, any increased work of breathing or anything like that?
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I didn't understand the question.
03:27
Is he breathing more rapidly now than when the son first got there, or is he about the same?
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When speaking with him, he felt comfortable disconnecting and tell me he would call 911 again if he decreases in where he was at.
03:44
He just seems really difficult, lethargic, but it's pretty much breathing like,
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slowly.
03:54
Copy that. We're about eight minutes away.
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