78-year-old man struggles to breathe at Nehawka home

Heard on: Otoe, Cass and Johnson Counties Sheriff and Fire

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Nehawka Rescue, call Nehawka Rescue.

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(number withheld) Weeping Water Road.

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(number withheld) Weeping Water Road, Nehawka.

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78 year old male, difficulty breathing.

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RP advising he's gasping for air, he's turning pale, partially unresponsive.

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922.

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Four

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seven four, no.

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Two 028 , five seven.

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Out of my residence.

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Nine 24 . Seven one

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zero.

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Nine 24 .

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Dispatch to all units responding.

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Information only.

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My RP is unable to get the male patient out of the chair and start CPR.

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She has disconnected the phone to call her son to come and help.

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She advised that he is supposed to be going on hospice care.

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Requested a DNR but does not have the official paperwork.

2026-10-09 14:18 UTC

Medical Emergency

Weeping Water Rd, Nehawka, NE 68413

78-year-old man struggles to breathe at Nehawka 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 crews responded to a reported medical emergency at a home near Weeping Water Road in the Nehawka area involving an elderly man with severe breathing difficulty, gasping for air, turning pale, and partially unresponsive. The reporting party was unable to move him from a chair to begin CPR and had disconnected the phone to call a family member for help. The patient was reportedly expected to be going on hospice care, and a do-not-resuscitate request was mentioned but official paperwork was not available.

78-year-old man struggles to breathe at Nehawka home

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