77-year-old man has increased difficulty breathing at home

Heard on: Preston County Fire and EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Paramedic need to respond.

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Emergency medical call, difficulty breathing.

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(number withheld) Hummingbird Lane, off of Gladesville Road.

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Truck 633.

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15, acknowledge.

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15, copy, 633.

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Six hundred and eighty-two, you are en route.

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Six hundred and eighty-two, you are en route.

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Six hundred and thirty-eight, you are responding to (number withheld) Hummingbird Lane, off of Gladesville Road.

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Break.

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Okay.

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Two, you're responding for a 77-year-old male, increased difficulty breathing more so than normal.

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They were trying to get him out of the bathroom.

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He became more short of breath.

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He is not on oxygen.

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His O2 saturations on room air were 90%.

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He does have an extensive medical history with recent heart attacks as well.

2026-10-17 10:31 UTC

Medical Emergency

Hummingbird Ln, Independence, WV 26374

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical units were dispatched to a home near Hummingbird Lane off Gladesville Road for a reported 77-year-old man with increased difficulty breathing. The caller reported he became more short of breath while being helped out of a bathroom, was not on oxygen, and had an oxygen saturation of about 90% on room air. He reportedly has a history of recent heart attacks.