72-year-old man with COPD has difficulty breathing at home

Heard on: Raleigh County Area Public Safety

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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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Calling control, pager 621, station 121st responders.

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Repeating, pager 621, station 121st responders.

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Respond to (number withheld) McAlpin Road in Stotesbury for a difficulty breathing.

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72 year old male patient, conscious, shortness of breath.

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Swollen legs.

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Repeating pager 621, station 121st responders.

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Respond to (number withheld) McAlpin Road, Stotesbury, at 1955.

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Control 112.

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112.

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I'm gonna be out at (number withheld) Horton Street here in Grave Orchard.

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I don't need a car or anything started, just show me busy for a minute.

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Copy. 1956.

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120.

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Control 134.

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120.

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134.

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120. I need a car for a business check.

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Hillyricks.

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Copy.

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Copy. Be advised, patient weighs over 300 pounds, is on five liters of oxygen, COPD.

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Also, right-handed fingers are numb.

9/2/2026 04:55 PM

Medical Emergency

McAlpin Road, Mead, WV 25915

72-year-old man with COPD has difficulty breathing at home

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders were dispatched to a home near McAlpin Road in the Stotesbury area for a 72-year-old man reported to have difficulty breathing, swollen legs, and a history of COPD. The patient was conscious, on oxygen, and had numbness in the fingers of one hand.

72-year-old man with COPD has difficulty breathing at home

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