Man with breathing issue alert on Rainer Street, Durham NC
Medical EmergencyA man on Rainer Street experienced breathing difficulties, lightheadedness, and weakness. He had not eaten for several days and had alcohol in his system. He is awake and currently consuming food. Emergency medical services responded promptly to assess and assist him.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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Breathing problem near Rainer Street
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Breathing problem near Rainer Street, cross of Moselle Street and Taylor Street, Engine 3.
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Engine 3, it's going to be Ops 4, Upch Channel 4, and it's going to be on the right side, and it's currently no medic available.
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Ladder 12 from engine 12.
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I can't drive yet.
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Negative, not as of yet.
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You want us to come switch out with you so you can be in service?
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I'll say, look you. I mean, I think at the alpha level,
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so let's use what you want to do.
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All right, we'll come now to switch with you so we don't have a lot of truck time out.
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Copy.
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Okay. It's not a working no, it will have a.
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The patient is normally retrocess. We're checking now.
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No, communications, but I want you to know it's a subtle the alpha call. I want you to know it's a Delta call.
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Yeah,
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(name withheld)
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I saw all that thing.
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Hello.
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EMS 51.
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Nothing crossed is not that. I like cardiac rescue dispatch.
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This is Vision 13. I'm not sure if the message got across.
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It is not a working code.
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This is an overdose at this time. Patient has a pulse and is breathing.
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I'm aware, but they have another code up the road.
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If you have this, then close the other one.
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It's the same. Disregard the one just dispatched.
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All right. Thank you.
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So.
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Engine 8 and ladder 12, disregard. This is a duplicate. Engine 8 and ladder 17, clear.
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Engine 8 and ladder 17, duplicate call.
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Both you and ladder 17 clear.
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Thank you.
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Ladder 17, do you copy? Ladder 17, copy.
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EMS 51, you now also have Medic 27 en route.
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How good.
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10-4, Medic 27, be clear.
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Engine 12, Ladder 12, Medic 2 is en route.
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Medic 2 is from Ladder 2.
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Medic 2 from Ladder 12.
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I'm Greg, 2 from Ladder 2.
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Correction: Medic 2 from Ladder 12.
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Fifty-one-year-old male with lightheadedness, dizziness, and weakness.
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He has not eaten in several days.
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He has alcohol in his system.
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All vitals normal, he is currently eating a burrito.
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