Emergency response to elderly man with breathing difficulty, Chapel Hill NC


Emergency medical response for a 79-year-old man near Taylor St with severe breathing difficulty. The patient has lung and brain cancer, diabetes, uses oxygen, and has used a prescribed inhaler. The glucose monitor is not functioning properly.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Medicaid, Medicate, Medin Fire, near Taylor St, breathing problem.
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Medicaid, Medin Fire, near Taylor St, breathing problem.
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Cross Streets, Lancaster Road and Alpha Drive.
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Up 1, Timeout, 1949.
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UKHs and the MS-11 primary, re-sign that in Medic 5.
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Copy, assigned to Medics 5, in place of Medic 8 and 1950.
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Dr. Sir Ray, thank you, 5.
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Thank you, M.S.
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11.
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Medic 5-605 Palor Street breathing problem medic 5 near Palor St breathing problem cross streets Lancaster Road and Alpha Drive up 1 timeout 1950
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Any reps with make five.
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They're coming from Duke.
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Copy.
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Okay,
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patients. Medicines transporting one patient routine to U.N.C.
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Healthboro.
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Transport one patient routine to U.N.C.
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Healthboro.
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Communications, Sonic 9, we're actually going to be transferring U.N.C.
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Chapel Hill.
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The medic 9 transferring to UNC Chapel Hill in 1953.
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Medic 3 from communications on last one.
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Thank you, Samoa, for just a little bit longer.
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Happy Medic 3 extended Duke at 1956.
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It's around to Paylor Street.
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We're responding to a 79-year-old male, conscious and breathing.
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The caller advised patient is unable to breathe.
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The patient is on 5 liters of oxygen 24 hours a day.
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The patient is clammy and has lung and brain cancer.
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They do have a prescribed inhaler or nebulizer and has used it.
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The patient is also diabetic.
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The patient is also diabetic.
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They're advising the glucose machine is stating, sensor failed.
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They're advising to come to the front door.
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