24-year-old male with lung cancer treated for breathing issues, Carbondale IL
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Medical EmergencyA 24-year-old male with stage 4 lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was experiencing shortness of breath and coughing up blood near West College Street and South Poplar Street in Carbondale. Emergency responders were dispatched to assist him.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
EMS1, 1-1-4-your email, to be the corner of West College and South Poplar.
00:06
West College and South Poplar, you're going to be looking for it's a 24-year-old male.
00:10
He's wearing a dark blue sweatshirt.
00:13
He's complaining that he is short of breath and coughing up blood.
00:16
He does have COPD in stage 4 lung cancer.
00:20
Timeout is 943.
00:23
5-117, he's showing me out of the CD for the walk-in, check.
00:29
10-4[1]. Do you want to see, go-head?
00:32
X-58.
00:36
He does have an active void.
00:41
10-4[1].
00:47
Pull me an IR for this.
00:53
10-4[1]. 10-4, report to the area of West College St and South Poplar St in Carbondale.
01:05
For a male in his 64 has stage 4 lung cancer complaining of shortness of breath, he's also coughing up blood, he does have a history of COPD, he's going to be wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and he is waiting outside.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
W College St & S Poplar St, Carbondale, IL 62901
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