86-year-old man with breathing trouble at Avoca apartment
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Pottawattamie County Public Safety
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7023, assist the fire department.
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(number withheld) West Wool Street, apartment number (number withheld) in Avoca.
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Have 86 year old male, difficulty breathing, possibly starting CPR at this time.
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(number withheld) West Wool Street, apartment number (number withheld), 7023.
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Thirteen fifty-nine.
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Twenty twenty-three.
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You can disregard.
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Male party is conscious and breathing at this time.
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Fourteen hundred.
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(name withheld), 7830 on channel one.
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7830, go ahead.
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7830, go ahead.
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Can you give me that address in Avoca again?
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(number withheld) West Wool Street, apartment number (number withheld).
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(name withheld), I am arriving in Avoca now to assist.
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Ten four, 1404 .
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Any 30 will be on call.
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Ten four, 1404 .
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Seventy 7030 .
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Victim is conscious at this point.
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Okay, 1405 .
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He's conscious. He's saying he cannot at this point.
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He's having a hard time breathing.
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Do we have an ETA for a rescue?
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We do have responders.
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We don't have an ambulance en route yet though.
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(name withheld), tell them to expedite, please.
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Of course, yes, sir.
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County 783.
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783, go ahead.
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We'll be at 803 First now.
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Go ahead, 1406.
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County 7030.
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7030, go ahead.
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I'm told victim has emphysema and he's been diagnosed with cancer.
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He was put on hospice approximately a week ago.
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He does have a portable oxygen tank.
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We've got it on him now.
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He is breathing somewhat, still having a hard time though.
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10-4, the ambulance is en route.
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