Elderly man falls and has breathing difficulty, Monroe CT


An 88-year-old man fell near Wheeler Rd while trying to get up from the couch. He is now having difficulty breathing and emergency responders are on the way.
Audio|Source: Monroe Fire & EMS
01:42
Transcript:
00:00
Fall was a difficulty breath.
00:18
Road dispatch from OEMS.
00:21
I have an EMT driver responding all 5-109 on a priority near Wheeler Rd.
00:27
8-year-old male,
00:30
fall, now with difficulty breathing,
00:32
hitting Monroe dispatch from OEMS.
00:35
We have an EMC driver responding,
00:37
with 509 on our first response on a priority.
00:40
Near Wheeler Rd, 88-year-old male, fall, now complaining of difficulty breathing. Timeoff is 3.20.
00:46
Cars routes at Thompson Street, Pamela Drive.
00:56
No.
01:03
0991.
01:06
0.3 minute.
01:14
Roger. All right,
01:21
that's 321.
01:27
552 in round 321.
01:30
55209, 88 year old male.
01:33
Fell trying to get up off the couch, lost his balance.
01:36
I've been trying to get him up for a little while. He's complaining shortness of breath through the effort.
01:41
The wake alert.
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Location mentioned:
Near Wheeler Rd, Monroe, CT 06468
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