Man with respiratory distress treated at apartment near Anderson St, Morganton NC
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders treated a 54-year-old man at an apartment near North Anderson St for severe breathing difficulty, vomiting, high blood pressure, dizziness, and COPD without prescribed inhaler or nebulizer. He was conscious and breathing but in serious condition.
Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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First responders at apartment near North Anderson St report breathing problems.
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Emergency response to apartment near North Anderson St for breathing issues.
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The college.
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You go, Joseph Coffey out of Hickory, it's active negative 75.
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Through on, are you ten-four?
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We're ten-four birds.
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Unit responding to apartment near North Anderson St.
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Call advises it looks like a brick home but it is apartments.
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The middle door leads upstairs to the apartment.
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Responding to a 54-year-old male, conscious and breathing.
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He is short of breath, vomiting and has high blood pressure.
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Patient is pale and clammy.
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Responding normally with no difficulty speaking between breaths.
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Patient has COPD.
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He has no prescribed inhaler or nebulizer.
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He is very dizzy when sitting and standing, and almost falls when standing.
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Blood pressure is 214 over 129 with a heart rate of 86.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Anderson St b, Morganton, NC 28655
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