Elderly person experiences breathing difficulty, Scarborough ME
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded near South Point Drive in Scarborough for a 100-year-old woman experiencing breathing difficulties related to lung problems. The patient had not used her prescribed inhaler or nebulizer, and ambulance and engine crews were dispatched for a Charlie-level medical response.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
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01:6
Transcript:
00:00
Fire department transmitting EMS[1] call for ambulance one, engine seven to respond near South Point Drive.
00:07
It's going to be for a Charlie level[2] breathing problem.
00:10
Again, EMS[1] call for ambulance one, engine seven, to respond near South Point Drive.
00:15
It's going to be for a Charlie level[2] breathing problem.
00:17
Time of your tone (number withheld).
00:31
All right, seven responded.
00:36
Copy Engine 7 responding.
00:37
Seventy-one South Point for us.
00:43
That's true, of course.
00:53
Copy ambulance one responding near South Point Drive.
00:56
It's a 100 year old female.
00:59
The patient is having shortness of breath.
01:00
The patient has lung problems and has not used her prescribed inhaler or nebulizer.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
[2]
Charlie level: Priority level for medical response (EMD determinant), mid-to-high urgency
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Location mentioned:
Southpoint Dr, Scarborough, ME 04074
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