Medical emergency involves unconscious man with DNR, Howard City MI

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/1/2025 05:09 PM

Near W Howard City-Edmore, Howard City, MI 49329

A 77-year-old man was found unconscious and not breathing near West Howard City–Edmore Road by Amble Road and Maple. Emergency responders could not perform CPR due to the man's medical condition and wounds. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) papers were noted but not on scene at the time.

Audio|Source: Montcalm County Police & Fire

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

Central Bestice, Alpha 5 Rescue 24, Offa 5 Rescue 24, I have a mid one call, near West Howard City–Edmore Road, near Amble Road and Maple.

00:11

Have a 77-year-old male, not conscious, not breathing, good attempt, CPR, 2009.

00:22

From Alpha 5.

00:28

The rescue is pretty far out and I'm sure you guys have already called PD. Do you have a location for them?

00:40

Which option is going to be right now?

00:48

PD is enrault from six lakes and Edmore.

00:57

PD enrol from the post in Lake 2.

01:01

Clear, thank you.

01:06

That's for March 24.

01:10

24.

01:11

In route. Round 20,

01:15

10.

01:19

Alpha 5 Rescue 24 with an update.

01:23

01:26

State they are unable to get the patient on the floor because of all his wounds and the bandages on his body from Bexhaurs. They are unable to perform CPR due to their medical conditions.

01:38

21. 5.

01:41

24 is clear.

01:47

So I'm being of IPS, the NR papers.

01:51

Hi, sir.

01:56

Okay. Okay.

02:03

I've got over 12.

02:05

You're out.

02:06

Twenty-four.

02:12

Off of 5, Rescue, 24, they state the patient has DNR papers through Butterworth, but they don't have them in their possession at this time.

02:19

Look for the residents with a large dumpster in the front yard.

02:23

Clear?

02:25

All right, course, Claire.

02:28

And if I didn't verbally say it the last time, he was talking almost 20 minutes ago,

02:33

he took his med to went to lay down.

02:37

That's very well enough.

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