Elderly man with breathing trouble taken to hospital, Sarasota FL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a medical call for an 82-year-old man experiencing respiratory distress near South Beneva Road in Sarasota. He was conscious and breathing with shortness of breath and coughing. Rescue 73 later transported him to Englewood Community Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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Two five engine five, medical at near South Beneva Road.
00:06
Near South Beneva Road, room 124A, across the South Beneva Road grid 104.
00:37
Seven hundred Wednesday, the 31st of December, 2025.
00:41
Leave your (number withheld).
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Sarasota County Public Safety Fire Radio.
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BPKY (number withheld), Sarasota County Florida Fire Radio.
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BKY (number withheld), Sarasota County Florida Fire Radio.
01:06
Rescue 5, Engine 5, did you copy your call?
01:16
Copy, we're en route.
01:18
Copy and route Rescue 5, Engine 5.
01:20
It's a Charlie level respiratory for an eighty-two year old male.
01:23
Conscious and breathing, shortness of breath and coughing.
01:27
History of pneumonia.
01:28
It's going to be room 124A.
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Five is en route.
01:36
Dispatching ambulance.
01:42
Copy Engine 5, you can cancel.
01:48
Dispatch: Rescue 73 is transporting to Englewood Community Hospital.
01:53
We're transporting to Englewood Community Hospital.
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Location mentioned:
S Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232
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