83-year-old man with COPD has breathing difficulty

Heard on: East Ridge Public Safety

01:49

00:00

Station two, stand by for alarm.

00:11

East Ridge station to respond.

00:18

(number withheld) East Street, East Street

00:22

and building three, apartment (number withheld) , difficulty breathing.

00:25

Time out 2242 .

00:27

Thirteen, go ahead.

00:29

Station two, clear

00:31

on.

00:32

I checked from off the key load down to the town on and didn't get anything.

00:37

Clear.

00:42

I'm back here.

00:45

Clear.

00:50

Squad two responding.

00:53

Squad five.

00:58

Clear on D five.

01:00

Squad two, you're responding to (number withheld) East Street, (number withheld) East Street off Dead End and Beulah Drive.

01:09

It's going to be in building three, apartment (number withheld), (number withheld).

01:14

Difficulty breathing.

01:17

83 year old male, alert and.

01:19

Conscious with difficulty speaking, history of COPD.

01:25

No chest pain with noisy breathing and rapid breathing.

01:30

Has a tendency to inhale a breathing treatment of albuterol with no help.

01:35

Oxygen's in the low eighties.

01:43

Does appear to be on oxygen, possibly on a ventilator.

01:46

Medic 16 is going to be your med response.

01:49

No further.

9/11/2026 07:41 PM

Medical Emergency

Eads St, East Ridge, TN 37412

83-year-old man with COPD has breathing difficulty

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83-year-old man with COPD has breathing difficulty

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