Elderly woman struggles to breathe with leg swelling, Troutville VA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called for an 86-year-old woman near Laymantown Road, Troutville. She was conscious but having severe difficulty breathing and swelling in her legs. She was unable to walk and might need special equipment to move.
Audio|Source: Botetourt Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention, Medics 7.
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Teach you to respond. Near Laymantown Rd, Troutville.
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Breathing problems, tag 3.
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Repeating Medi-7, hot respond.
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Near Laymantown Rd, Troutville. Breathing problems, Tag 3, 20-03.
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Medic 7.
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Medics 7.
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Warren, we're at the pool, Laymontown.
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Tim,
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we're shaking if not, Laymontown, 2004.
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86-year-old female conscious breathing.
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I apologize that the patient's been having difficulty breathing and having some weeping lymphedema on her legs.
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She has not been able to walk, so you probably won't be a stair chair per the caller.
00:54
Responding normally, you know, difficulty speaking, change the color to purple around the legs, and it's not clammy, you'll be out there.
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Waterton, all right, I'm done to one.
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There you'll be one.
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We'll be responding with medic seven.
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Sanvor Shah, you respond to the 720.04.
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Location mentioned:
Near Laymantown Rd, Troutville, VA 24175
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