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Elderly man with breathing difficulty refuses hospital transport, Ruckersville VA

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Ruckersville, VA 22968

Emergency medical services treated an elderly man with severe breathing difficulty at a residence near 808th Road. Despite receiving epinephrine and breathing treatments, he refused hospital transport. Due to limited cell service preventing further medical consultation, EMS requested law enforcement assistance.

Audio|Source: Greene County Fire and EMS
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Dremium S for a unit assist.
00:02
9-08-8-2-8-2-8th road, Medi-5 on location of letting another unit 18-07.
00:07
Green, Medi4 is responding.
00:08
7408-808-808th Road, 9-018th Road.5 is on rotation with an elderly female, correction, elderly male with difficulty breathing.
00:21
Waste 210 pounds, express to front door.
00:24
They were requesting another unit.
00:25
Okay.
00:26
Okay. Okay. Okay. The medic five, our correction, the medic board.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:29
I'm going to give you a patient report.
00:31
I have a mid-50-year-old male, chief complain of shortness of breath.
00:35
Currently, it's seven and in the 80s.
00:37
He's refusing to go to the hospital.
00:38
We have to have an epinephrine as well as working on a breathing treatment currently.
00:42
But when we mentioned going to the hospital, he's extremely educated and not willing to go.
00:46
Break.
00:47
We do not have enough cell service to contact me versus to decide on ECO, therefore I'm requesting you just as additional foot of hand.
00:54
All right.
00:55
Medical 5, sir.
00:56
You need law enforcement to head.
00:57
You need law enforcement to head your way.
00:59
Negative. Very right, thank you so.
01:00
Is the medic five degrees? Just to be open on the day tonight, do I have that again?
01:04
MedicFive you cut out.
01:05
I just want to confirm you are requesting law enforcement.
01:07
Affirmative. Direct, 1811.

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