Medical emergency for elderly man with leg swelling, Council Bluffs IA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders attended to a 72-year-old man near Avenue A experiencing leg swelling caused by fluid retention and a blood clot.
Audio|Heard on: Council Bluffs Fire and EMS
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 21, medic 3, sick person and known problem.
00:05
Near Avenue A.
00:08
Engine 21, medic 3, sick person and known problem.
00:12
Near Avenue A.
00:15
Timeout, 2037.
00:17
Season out.
00:22
Reason out.
00:26
Clear 2038.
00:32
Engine 21 en route.
00:34
Clear engine 21, route 2038.
00:40
Automatic 3, engine 21 and route.
00:44
Zone 210, 10.
00:46
It's going to be near Avenue A.
00:49
You have a 72-year-old male, conscious and breathing.
00:55
Space that he has swelling in his legs due to fluid retention and he also has a clot.
01:00
Again, near Avenue A.
01:04
Okay.
01:10
21, clear.
01:13
2039.
01:14
2039.
01:18
Engine 21 on location, establishing Avenue A highway command.
01:23
In 21 on location avenue command, 241.
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Location mentioned:
Ave A, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
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