Elderly man found with heat exposure symptoms, Des Moines IA


An elderly man was found lying on the ground near South Union in Des Moines showing signs of heat exposure. He had labored breathing and redness in the face. Emergency responders are attending to the possible heat-related medical condition.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Ingeny, near South Union.
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Near South Union on a heat exposure.
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Medicaid Engine 8 responseary, gentlemen.
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Section 8, you guys are going on a near South Union heat exposure.
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We got a call from IESP. They took one of Red 911 calls. I advise they had an elderly male that's laying on the ground, have relieved breathing, and appears red in the face, maybe the heat exposure.
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Where are you, Cotton?
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Engineering arrived.
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Gap the engineer, I don't think.
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Special engineer.
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Engineer, go ahead.
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Go ahead.
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Do we know where this patient is? Are they outside or the inside now?
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That was all we were given by ISD. Let me finish up with a private alarm call I'm on the phone with and then I will call the number we have for the caller back and sign up for you. Hold on.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Union St, Des Moines, IA 50315
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