Elderly woman treated for breathing issues near hickman road, Des Moines IA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/20/2025 07:10 AM

Near Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

Emergency responders treated an elderly woman with breathing difficulties near Hickman Road. A male occupant near East Leach was also checked for medical stability during a nearby fire investigation.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP

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Transcript:

00:00

Carers, Medi Strong Rats, the 4200 block at Hickman on a bleeding problem, no lies 910.

00:09

4200 block of Hickman Rd on a breathing issue have an 89-year-old female health at the second floor health center they put her on some oxygen her O2 levels were in the 60s he was coughing he gave us an address of near East Leach so I don't know if maybe he was at the fire somebody can check there real quick.

00:37

Yeah, be the address directly west of the structure fire.

00:44

My point in there.

00:52

Charging line number two.

01:00

I think 10 from command.

01:02

Would you go to near East Leach, check on the occupants there? Sounds like a male occupant, make sure that they're medically stable.

01:14

Command, track one, we force the front door,

01:17

going in for search.

01:28

Truck 1, we just got a victim out of the basement.

01:32

Copy, Medic 10, come and just take the victim.

01:35

Just back to Mark, we got a victim out of the house.

01:38

Copy a victim in the basement.

01:39

Medic 10's going to get them.

01:41

I can have Medic 1 go to near East Leach when they get there.

01:49

Man from Engine 1.

01:50

We're going to take this line in the 8th side.

01:57

This dashed Medic 1.

02:02

Go ahead for medical one.

02:04

Yeah, when you guys get to the area, go to near East Leach and just check and see if there's a male there that was coughing.

02:11

We don't know if he's related to this fire or not.

02:16

Medical One,

02:18

go ahead and report to the fire.

02:19

I've got other crews going to near East Leach.

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