Medical emergency for elderly man with breathing problems, Morganton NC
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Medical EmergencyMedical responders arrived near Putnam Street for a 79-year-old man having breathing difficulties. The man is conscious and using a prescribed inhaler, has asthma, and has been sick for several days.
Audio|Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
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76 first responders, near Putnam Street, breathing problems, emergency response.
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Crew 8,
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76 first responders,
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near Putnam Street,
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breathing problems, emergency response.
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Eight straight.
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Hey, Greg.
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Hey,
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Greg. Fifty-four work, the Jamie Fox subject, she has ten, ten, twenty-nine, correct.
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And I'll verify same.
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Before, I check every variation I can come up with on that, could find anything.
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Okay.
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Near Putnam Street cross street lower creek avenue lot seven here is one to a seventy nine-year-old male conscious and breathing. He never caught his breath before. Has a prescribed inhaler, not clammy, patient has asthma, has been sick for a few days. It is a white house mobile home has a handicap ramp SUV in the yard.
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Location mentioned:
Putnam St, Morganton, NC 28655
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