Medical team responds to elderly man turning blue and refusing oxygen, West Branch IA
Emergency responders attended to an elderly man near West Orange Street in West Branch who showed flu symptoms and was turning blue. He refused oxygen and had no detectable pulse but remained conscious and breathing.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
04:32
Transcript:
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We have a 73-year-old male on the floor refusing to put on his oxygen, he has flu, can't get a pulse.
00:08
He advised he's got some intellectual disabilities currently conscious and breathing.
00:14
Okay.
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(name withheld), come out of place.
00:20
She's house.
00:25
This is going to be a cutler response for a 33-year-old female breathing problems.
00:32
She is responding normally, no difficulty speaking between breaths, but she is clammy.
00:37
This will be apartment eight, Adam, six.
00:40
Three caps.
00:43
484 from 14.
00:46
Good.
00:52
Can you just drive twice morning row?
00:55
Yeah,
00:57
I know. I don't know here that we're going to take care of.
01:00
That work.
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385 status check 3.8.5 status.
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Johnson County Ambulance.
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J-Cast 4-2.
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Respond to West Branch.
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Crestview Care Center.
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At near West Orange Street.
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West Branch.
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Cross streets are North Maple Street and Scott Drive.
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I'm sent to.
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You're not.
01:27
104, 1404.
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38104. 38101, I'm a 2048101.
01:39
Just about ready to go 42, County Go ahead.
01:42
Justin would like to call back.
01:47
One zero two will take care of it.
01:50
Okay.
01:56
County, I copy.
01:57
I'll give him a call.
02:00
Ten-four.
02:05
County one zero-one is forty-two.
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Ten-four, fourteen-five.
02:16
Jack, Counting 3 is on scene.
02:19
On scene.
02:23
Adam unit for West Branch.
02:31
Washington, Adam 59, 108.
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59-108. 14-06.
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Jonathan County Ambulance for West Branch.
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I'm 25.
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Coffee.
02:47
Carrie from 102.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:57
Tentonal vehicles.
02:59
Tentilocated on a moving violation.
03:02
Tent will locate in the area of mile marker 55, only 380.
03:06
We have a white semi with a trailer, (number withheld), currently going Northbound on 380.
03:14
Serving all over the redway, they passed the scales and did not stop.
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to get checked.
03:21
Tend to locate a white semi with trailer (number withheld).
03:27
Driving erratically lasting up near Monarch of 55 on I-380 northbound.
03:32
It's located, stop and make your own case.
03:34
Authority Blackout County Dispatch.
03:36
I'm out 1408.
03:39
Can you change the address of this call from Mary Walsh to the high school? He claims he's at the high school.
03:45
(name withheld), Adam, 22 is on scene.
03:48
Copy.
03:50
I'm also going to be en route over there.
03:52
He's claiming that the school is refusing to give him this general.
03:58
104. Blackhott County Circle State, huh?
04:02
This Blackhaw, go ahead.
04:04
Add a 25 and a half a color, though.
04:07
Reference at ATL is 55.
04:09
You still the caller online.
04:13
County from 102.
04:14
Negative, we just disconnected with him.
04:16
Do you have phone?
04:18
Go ahead, whenever.
04:22
Kathy, this is going to be for a 73-year-old meal subject on the floor, low two.
04:28
He is turning blue and they're not able to find a pulse, but he is conscious and breathing.
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Location mentioned:
W Orange St, West Branch, IA 52358
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