Woman experiences breathing difficulty after bag breaks


Medics are helping a woman who is having trouble breathing because her bag broke. She is awake and aware but is in pain and doesn't have any replacements.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
Medicaid Engine 8, 1307 R we post. 1307 R we post is a get-and-go for breathing problems. Medicaid Engine 8, response 3 on Medic2. Medics six truck six, 905 Kirkwood. 905 Kirkwood for a sick person. Medics6 Trux6, response, you're on MediC2. Next.6, truck, six, you're going to 905 Kirkwood Avenue, responding to a 38-year-old female that started the conversation off saying that her colostomy bag had broken. And it's leaking out that she didn't have any replacement bags. Upon further questioning, she says she's having difficulty breathing and has pain in her vagina. She is conscious and alert.
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Location mentioned:
Near Kirkwood Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315
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