Semi-truck driver reports severe back pain at rest stop, Tiffin IA
Emergency medical services responded to a semi-truck driver at the Tiffin Rest Area eastbound on I-80 near 237 East. The driver reported severe back pain that started about three years ago but was currently conscious and breathing normally with no chest pain.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Tiffin Fire and Johnson County Ambulance.
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J-Cast 2-4.
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Respond to back pain.
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Tiffin Rest Area eastbound on I-80 near 237 East.
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Tiffin. Cross streets are 237 East.
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J-KOM-151. Code.
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We dropped to the 237.
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Go ahead and have 159 respond to this as well.
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159 copies.
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33 is a truck for Tiffin also shows en route.
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Copy, everyone will be out of that seven.
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151's on 7, direct with notes.
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J-Con, 25, say not to name.
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Okay.
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159 from 151 on 7.
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GoPro 159.
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We're not going to be able to use the turnaround there, it's 237.
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You guys probably will be able to use it.
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We're going to go down to Oxford, but if you guys can take that, do it if not, we'll see you there.
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10-4[1], I'll give it a go.
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It's responding to the 237 eastbound.
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He has a semi-driver, (name withheld) male conscious and breathing, warning of severe back pain.
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It started about three years ago, unknown cause.
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He's responding and breathing normally.
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No chest pain.
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He will be the second part semi off the entrance to the eastbound rest area.
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He also decided to try and put his hazard on.
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Showing to go to your response.
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151 104. Is he in a semi,
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it's marked extra on the side?
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He did not say any marking, he said a white and colored semi.
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They're all white.
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If you can find out what it's marked on the side, that'd be great.
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10 4. Ms. Traffick, is this code 2 or code 3?
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This is showing a code 2 response, code 2.
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104, thank you.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
I-80 Eastbound, Tiffin, IA 52340
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