Man weak after chemo with breathing and swallowing issues

Heard on: Algona Police and Fire

01:18

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Attention Whittemore ambulance.

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Attention Whittemore ambulance.

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Needed at (number withheld) Fourth Street.

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(number withheld) Fourth Street, Whittemore.

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Have a male, had chemo last week, very weak, having trouble standing.

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His breathing sounds rattled, having trouble swallowing.

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(number withheld) Fourth Street.

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Attention, I'll go to ambulance needed at (number withheld) 4th Street in Whittemore.

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(number withheld) 4th Street, Whittemore.

00:35

Have a male who had chemo last week.

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Is very weak, trouble standing.

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Breathing seems rattled, has trouble swallowing.

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(number withheld) 4th in Whittemore.

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I'll go to 122's en route.

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10-4, 122.

01:04

I'll go on 55-191, 10-76.

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10-4, 921.

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I'll go on 55-191, on scene.

2026-10-17 14:18 UTC

Medical Emergency

4th St, Whittemore, IA 50598

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a medical call for a man near Fourth Street in Whittemore who reportedly had chemotherapy last week and was very weak, having trouble standing, with rattling breathing and difficulty swallowing.