Medical emergency for elderly male in respiratory distress, Chattanooga TN
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A 75-year-old man experienced respiratory distress at an apartment near Ballard Drive. Emergency medical responders and fire personnel were dispatched to the retirement community apartment 112.
Audio|Heard on: Chattanooga Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Agent 8, medical emergency,
00:04
respiratory distress, near Ballard Drive, time at 1957.
00:10
27, 29.
00:15
Clear.
00:20
Two,
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four, you can show me back in.
00:24
Clear on it.
00:29
Number five, copy.
00:32
Five.
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Two three.
00:40
Two, three.
00:45
You can tell me back in service and I'll be back in route to south.
00:49
Okay.
00:54
Agency responding, Hickory Valley Retirement.
00:56
It's going to be Apartment 112, 112,
00:59
Medics 7's on scene, requesting fire emergency traffic for 75-year-old male respiratory distress.
01:05
Again, that's apartment 112.
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Location mentioned:
Ballard Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421
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