Elderly woman treated for heart issues at Hickory Airport Rd, Hickory NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/28/2025 11:03 AM

Near Hickory Airport Rd, Hickory, NC 28601

Medical responders attended to an 83-year-old woman at Hickory Airport Road near Westview Acres Avenue. She was conscious and breathing but had heart problems, chest pain, and swollen legs. She could not take aspirin due to allergies.

Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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(number withheld) Hickory Airport Road Cross Street, Westview Acres Avenue,

00:04

heart problems, routine as this time.

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Street, West View Acres Avenue, heart problems, routine at this time timeout 14.05.

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21, Mark.

00:24

Go ahead.

00:26

I'll lay tonight.

00:27

Unable my contact.

00:28

Crew to upgrade emergency at this time.

00:37

6 people first responders (number withheld), Hickory Airport Road, cross route, west few acres Avenue,

00:44

hard problems, emergency response.

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Responders, (number withheld), Hickory Airport Road, cross street of Westview, acres Avenue, hard problems, emergency response, timeout, 14.7.

00:59

Okay.

01:02

Are EPA?

01:07

16 minutes.

01:10

We'll be closer.

01:11

We'll go ahead and handle that.

01:14

All right.

01:18

Two level up.

01:19

Seventy-seven children won't have it on the framework.

01:23

Set one on scene?

01:29

Better truck one in route.

01:32

One running route.

01:38

Active trip two and out.

01:40

Two and a half.

01:41

Two and a half.

01:52

451-155. Contact my public service, please.

01:57

A5 Byrd, you show me 1024, but...

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Responding at (number withheld) Hickory Airport Road.

02:04

We're responding to an 83-year-old female, conscious in breathing, has a fib, legs swollen,

02:11

chest pain just coming from.

02:13

Greyhouse to stop sign a head sign.

02:17

Green key is fordogen driveway.

02:19

Patient can't take aspirin allergic, also allergic to penicism.

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