Elderly man in respiratory distress, Valdese NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched near Forest Avenue Northeast in Valdese for a seventy-seven-year-old man experiencing respiratory distress. The man was conscious and breathing but had mucus obstructing his airway tube and difficulty speaking between breaths.
Audio|Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Units responding, near Forest Avenue Northeast, cross street Laurel Street Northeast and Forest Drive Northeast.
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It'll be the first house on Forest Avenue on the left, ranch style home.
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Outside lights will be on.
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There is a Christmas tree by the door, silver Hyundai in the driveway.
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Seventy-seven year old male, conscious and breathing, said that he was in respiratory distress.
00:19
Does have a lary tube and it has mucus in it.
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Responding normally, difficulty speaking between breaths, pale color.
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Location mentioned:
Forest Ave NE, Valdese, NC 28690
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