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65-year-old male has breathing difficulty with asthma, Des Moines IA

audio iconMedical Emergency
Near E Philip St, Des Moines, IA 50315

Emergency responders were dispatched near E Philip St to assist a (number withheld)-year-old male experiencing difficulty breathing. The patient, who has asthma and uses oxygen, was alert but struggling to speak between breaths. Mobile crisis was contacted but the patient refused hospital transport initially.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 6, near E Philip St.
00:02
Near E Philip St. on a breathing problem.
00:04
Medics 6, truck 6, response 3, channel 2, timeout 10, 17.
00:12
Dispatch, Marine Force, Transport, 1 patient to mercy.
00:16
Copy.
00:22
Dispatch from Medic 5.
00:24
From Medic 5.
00:27
Yeah, you said that mobile crisis is out on another call. He's refusing to go with PD to the hospital.
00:34
There's nothing medically wrong. Is mobile crisis available?
00:39
Yeah, it looks like I do have them headed that way right now. They left about (number withheld) minutes ago. I don't have an EPA, though, for them. Sorry, not (number withheld) minutes, (number withheld) minutes ago, but they are on their way now.
00:49
Okay, we'll hang out here until mobile crisis gets here.
00:54
Copy is PD still not with you?
01:00
Take 11th and around.
01:05
Copy, Medic 11. Your head to near Chicago. I have near Chicago. I have near Chicago patients being (number withheld)-year-old female.
01:12
So it's like she is or her constant breathing about having trouble with her blood pressure. The front door will be unlocked.
01:20
Eleven, copy.
01:26
To patch her medic, please.
01:30
Go ahead.
01:33
You have an update on our call.
01:37
Yeah, you're my...
01:55
Angel lemon, truck three, andgeleine, truck three, 37, 26, Hevel on a private alarm. Angelove and Truck 3, Response 1, Fire 5, 10.22.
02:08
6, truck, 6. You guys read to near E Philip St, near E Philip St on a breathing problem. Patient here is going to be, it looks like, a (number withheld)-year-old male. He's alert, conscious, but having difficulty breathing, speaking between breaths, he is on oxygen, does have asthma.

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Near E Philip St, Des Moines, IA 50315

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