Medical emergency at Walgreens on New Leicester Hwy, Asheville NC
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a person experiencing an altered level of consciousness and difficulty breathing at a Walgreens near New Leicester Highway in Asheville. Multiple fire units and an ambulance were dispatched to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Buncombe County Fire
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Transcript:
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Station Five, altered level of consciousness, near New Leicester Highway at Walgreens.
00:04
Station Five, altered level of consciousness.
00:07
Rapid breathing, near New Leicester Highway at Walgreens.
00:10
Slicksby Fire Department and 02.
00:18
Station 5, sick person near New Leicester Highway.
00:24
Cross streets are Trade Wind Drive and Fallen Spruce Drive.
00:28
Station 5, sick person near New Leicester Highway.
00:33
Cross streets are Trade Wind Drive and Swollen Spruce Drive.
00:42
Position 18, an emergency ambulance mutual aid to the county, New Leicester Highway.
00:50
Station 18, emergency ambulance, mutual aid to the county, near New Leicester Highway at Walgreens.
00:57
Difficulty breathing, altered level of consciousness.
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Station 18 emergency ambulance, mutual aid to the county, near New Leicester Highway at Walgreens.
01:06
Altered level of consciousness, difficulty breathing.
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Location mentioned:
New Leicester Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806
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