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Medical assist for elderly man with breathing difficulty, Ames IA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/24/2025 09:38 AM

Ames, IA

Emergency medical assistance was provided to a 90-year-old man near Curtis Avenue who had rib injuries and severe breathing difficulty.

Audio|Source: City of Ames Fire and EMS

00:47

Transcript:

00:00

Medical Assist[1], Rescue 1, near Curtis Avenue, cross of 10th Street and 12th Street, Fire Tac 1.

00:12

Medical Assist[1] near Curtis Avenue, Fire Tac 1.

00:19

Thank you, 755.

00:25

Okay, everything.

00:29

727.

00:36

We're out, Curtis.

00:38

Okay, 90-year-old male.

00:41

So yesterday,

00:42

I had some rib injuries and today of having extreme difficulty breathing.

00:47

Okay.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Medical Assist: Medical assistance call

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