Man suffers severe breathing trouble and back pain, Stephens County GA


A 56-year-old man weighing 400 pounds is having severe trouble breathing and back pain. He is conscious but confused, clammy, and cold. He has COPD, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. Emergency responders are sent to a trailer near Silver Shulls Road in Georgia.
Audio|Source: Stephens County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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EMS[1] Station 2, County First Responder, standby for a difficulty breathing call, bariatric patient. EMS Station 2, County First Responder, stand by.
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AIN station to county first responders.
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I have a report of difficulty breathing bariatric patient.
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Near Freeman Creek Road. It's going to be off of Silver Shulls Road. Dispatch is clear.
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959.
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Met to county first responders, you're going to be responding to a difficulty breathing call, bariatric patient,
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Near Freeman Creek Road. It's going to be off of Silver Shulls Road.
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I have a 56-year-old male, 400 pounds.
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He's conscious and breathing.
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He's on two of a half-leaders of oxygen. He's complaining of pain in his back.
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He has history of COPD.
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He's a diabetic and has history of congestive heart failure.
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He's...
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Doing a little bit better with the oxygen, still struggling to breathe. He barely knows where he's at.
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They're advising that his eyes are bulgy and he's very clammy and cold to the touch.
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When you get there, it's going to be the trailer out in the thicket and it's back in the woods.
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This batch is clear tennis hoop.
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EMS: Emergency Medical Services
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Silver Shoals Rd, Georgia 30538
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