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Elderly man with breathing difficulty and leg discoloration, Matoaka WV

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Near Lamar Rd, Matoaka, WV 24736

A 73-year-old man near Lamar Rd is having severe breathing difficulty and his legs are turning white. He is not using home oxygen and emergency medical services have been requested to transport him for care.

Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
Dr.Pinsterisken, he responds near Lamar Rd. Again,
00:05
near Lamar Rd.
00:08
It's going to be for a 73-year-old male.
00:13
Having breathing issues, asking for air,
00:17
not on home oxygen,
00:19
requesting transport 1755.
00:28
Mars Control, 6-4-10 out.
00:33
611, how are you responding to 1757?
00:37
Your incident number is 5-8282 and 58282.
00:42
Please respond near Laymore Rd.
00:46
This is going to be for a 72-year-old male gasping for air.
00:49
Having breathing difficulty,
00:52
he's been sick, he is not on home oxygen,
00:55
caller states his legs are turning white.
00:58
It states that if need be her son Vosmo CPR, she refused to stay on the lawn.
01:05
It's 1758. 10 for about 29 minutes off.
01:18
Copy. All right, that's in the call. Thank you.
01:27
Please 12 to control.
01:31
Go ahead.
01:35
We are actually down here on Mount Olive in LashMeet. We're going to go ahead and intercept that call. We're a lot closer.
01:45
Copy, sir. Do you need your information?
01:48
Good for it, yes, sir.
01:51
All right sir, got you responding at 1759.
01:55
Again, 1759.
01:56
Your incident number is 5-8-2-8-2, again, 582-8-2.
02:02
Near Law Rd.
02:06
Again, near Waymore Rd.
02:08
This is going to be for an elderly male.
02:11
I'm 73 years old. He's having breathing difficulty.
02:14
He's having a calling for gasping for air.
02:18
Return white at the time of the call.
02:20
Confirmed that he had been sick.
02:23
No home oxygen, but he does use a seat bath of the night, Tom.
02:27
It's 1759. Right, ma'am.

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Near Lamar Rd, Matoaka, WV 24736

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