Woman having trouble breathing in apartment

Heard on: Wise County VA Regional EMS Dispatch

01:07

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

I will call (number withheld) 14th Street.

00:04

It's going to be the green apartments.

00:05

Said that a female has pressed her medical alert button.

00:10

She is outside of the building, possibly in the road or the parking lot, saying she can't breathe.

00:15

They did make contact with her.

00:16

They confirm she was outside.

00:19

Please advise when I'm clear.

00:22

North police, we're en route to the building.

00:27

Rescue or police units are going en route to this rescue call.

00:31

She is not outside.

00:32

She is inside.

00:33

Medical company has called back.

00:39

To responding units, alarm company called back, advised that the tenants in apartment (number withheld) have a key to her apartment.

00:50

I do not know if her door is locked or unlocked.

00:56

This is rescue.

00:58

Rescue officers are on scene and they have made contact with the subject.

01:03

She is upset and is having trouble breathing, but they are inside the unit with her.

2026-10-22 04:54 UTC

Medical Emergency

W 14th St N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical alert activation at an apartment complex on West 14th Street in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. A woman was initially reported outside near the road or parking lot saying she could not breathe, and was later found inside her apartment with rescue and police officers. She was reported to be upset and having trouble breathing.