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Apparent breathing emergency near John Wickham Way, Ashland VA

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audio iconMedical Emergency
John Wickham Way, Ashland, VA 23005

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a possible medical emergency involving breathing difficulty near John Wickham Way. The patient, described as an adult male, was experiencing shortness of breath and issues with a tracheostomy. The situation appeared to involve respiratory distress.

Audio|Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
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01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 406 and ambulance 404,
00:04
breathing problem.
00:06
near John Wickham Way.
00:08
Engine 406 and ambulance 404,
00:12
breathing problem.
00:14
near John Wickham Way, cross streets are Manor Garden Lane and Rooney Lee Drive.
00:20
Station 5's district, TAC 4, time out 1433.
00:29
Hold on, I'll check the crossover to see if it's north with them getting a crash notification to Jamestown.
00:37
Oh.
00:42
Believe this could be north of the 92.
00:44
Traffic's backed up.
00:50
Copy 92, 1434 hours.
00:57
I mean, he's en route near John Wickham Way.
01:00
near John Wickham Way, cross street Manor Garden Lane and Rooney Lee Drive.
01:05
Responding for (name withheld), 6'9", conscious and breathing,
01:08
shortness of breath, oxygen is low and faint.
01:14
Advising also a tracheostomy problem with apparent distress.

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Location mentioned:
John Wickham Way, Ashland, VA 23005

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