Elderly man struggles to breathe due to broken oxygen machine

Heard on: Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Marshfield and Greene County Fire

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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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Marshfield Fire, medical call at (number withheld).

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For a (number withheld) year old male who's having trouble breathing, stating that his oxygen machine is broken and won't work and out of oxygen.

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Time out 21:27.

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(number withheld) North Marshall Street, again, 800 and (number withheld) North Marshall Street.

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You are near Cross Street.

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It's going to be for a seventy-five-year-old male who is having difficulty breathing.

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Fitting his oxygen machine is broken and won't work, and he's out of oxygen.

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We'll show you on route.

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We'll have command be off for patient care.

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Squad one, we'll show you on scene at (number withheld) North Marshall Street.

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Captain for a patient.

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Dispatch, Bristol command.

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Bristol command, go ahead.

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You can show command terminate.

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Show engine 81 back in service.

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Clear, command terminated.

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Back in service.

7/5/2026 07:25 PM

Medical Emergency

N Marshall St, Marshfield, MO 65706

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a possible medical emergency involving a 75-year-old man having difficulty breathing near North Marshall Street and Cross Street.