54-year-old man has breathing difficulty at home

Heard on: Preston WV EMS Dispatch Group Calls

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Preston County Station 15 , can't need to respond emergency medical call.

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Any available medic, breathing difficulty.

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(number withheld) Chestnut Street, Kingwood.

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Time of alert: eight thirty-seven.

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Call center 600 and eighty-two, you are going to be in route to (number withheld) Chestnut Street,

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800 and thirty-nine.

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Call center 600 and eighty-two, you are going to be in route for a fifty-four year old male.

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He's advising that the breathing difficulty came on with the heat.

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Advising that he is on oxygen 2.5 liters per minute.

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Six hundred and eighty-two.

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He's advising that he does also have a history of having a bypass.

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He also has COPD and asthma.

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Go ahead.

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Okay.

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Good.

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Call center 600 and eighty-two.

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Hello.

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Okay, so now caller is advising that it's something that is wrong with his right lung.

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He's advising that they haven't done X-rays to figure out what it is.

7/3/2026 05:37 AM

Medical Emergency

Chestnut St, Kingwood, WV 26537

54-year-old man has breathing difficulty at home

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to a location near Chestnut Street in Kingwood for a 54-year-old man with apparent breathing difficulty that reportedly worsened with the heat. The caller stated he uses home oxygen and has a history of bypass surgery, COPD, and asthma, and that there may be an unresolved problem with his right lung.

54-year-old man has breathing difficulty at home

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