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Unconscious male found not breathing near North 4th Street, Burlington IA
Emergency services responded to near North 4th Street for an unconscious male who was not breathing. The individual had a history of heart attacks and lung cancer. Captain Walters took command at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: South East Iowa, West Central Illinois Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Ambulance respond to near North 4th Street, near North 4th.
00:05
Have an unconscious male, caller does not believe that he's breathing, that he has a history of heart attacks and also has had lung cancer.
00:14
Again, that's near North 4th Street for an unconscious male.
00:18
Does not believe that he's breathing.
00:20
We don't do anything.
00:23
Go ahead.
00:25
T-39 if he could start heading the near North 4th.
00:29
I have an unconscious (name withheld), doesn't believe that he's breathing, handling from Penn Page.
00:35
There's a lady that works here if we're calling any that knows in and she's going to be taking him home.
00:40
She'll all he at tonight.
00:44
24th, 10-8[1], 1748.
00:46
241 from Descom.
00:48
Back to me.
00:49
Descombe, 727.
00:52
Yeah, ten-four.
00:54
If you are direct, we have an ambulance call involving an unconscious male, doesn't believe that he's breathing near North 4th.
01:02
Go ahead.
01:04
All the guy was equipped there, 27 and 52 are in-routes in north-forth.
01:10
Ten-four.
01:12
Heard is there, ten-four.
01:24
Descom 727.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:34
27 and 52 are on this scene.
01:37
Captain Walters will have fourth command.
01:39
Tenforth.
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10-8: In service and available for calls
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Location mentioned:
N 4th St, Burlington, IA 52601
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