Man with breathing difficulty receives emergency care, Ruther Glen VA


Emergency responders treated a 58-year-old man near Countyline Church Rd who was unconscious and had severe breathing issues. He had a history of COPD and was in hospice care. CPR was in progress.
Audio|Source: Caroline County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Two-one responding.
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The medic 2-1 responding, 1012, probable breathing difficulty, near Countyline Church Rd, 58-year-old male,
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unconscious,
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having difficulty breathing, history of COPD on hospice care, patient weighs 100 pounds, unknown DNR.
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They said he's conscious, just not responding appropriately.
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Your incident number is (number withheld).
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Your incident number is (number withheld). Do you want to Caroline?
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Go ahead. 1040, hold, non-emergent to SPARCH at 1013.
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2-1-1-seen 1019
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321 caroline medic team on
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CPR in progress[1] can you have the engine company please
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Engine 2. Respond to Priority 2[2] breathing problem.
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Near Countyline Church Rd.
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Cross streets are Red Brown Drive and Rattletrap Road.
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Respond on firetap 2.
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Timeout 1021[3].
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Reserve engine 2's responder.
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Reserve engine 2 at 1022.
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Ms.C.C.
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responding at 1023.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CPR in progress: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is being performed
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Priority 2: Urgent medical emergency (not the highest, but serious)
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Timeout 1021: Event time marker
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Location mentioned:
Near Countyline Church Rd, Ruther Glen, VA 22546
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