Man with respiratory distress at vacant property, Gainesville FL
Medical EmergencyEmergency services respond to a 66-year-old man with severe respiratory distress near East University Avenue. The man has COPD and lung cancer. The location is a vacant property used for squatting, lacking running water and electricity, and is infested with roaches.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Respiratory distress, near East University Avenue, near East University Avenue.
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This is going to be a 66-year-old male patient, has COPD,
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also lung cancer.
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Rescue 31, 31, you're responding.
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Rescue 31, Squad 1, you're responding.
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Respiratory distress, near East University Avenue, near East University Avenue.
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This is going to be a 66-year-old male patient, has COPD,
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also lung cancer.
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We need to get somebody at the entrance of Westchester and Blue's Creek.
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If you go to Blue's Creek, you can hide off into whatever that subdivision is on the north side.
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There's like apartments.
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You can tuck right up in there and look.
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And then Westchester, you can go on 82nd Road,
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I think it is, and check them coming in that way.
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Hey, do we have any kind of an ETA on this pickup?
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54. All we got is the person is coming, pick up the got a package.
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46
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You know almost put the town out for it.
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We're talking up over now.
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Having difficulty speaking between breaths, he's completely alert.
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Okay, girl. Flip one more account.
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Bising his chest hurts, he's low in 02, out of breath.
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2124.
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Back to Squad 1 and Rescue 31.
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There's a flag on this location showing that evidently the owner of this property passed away, now being used for squatting, no running water or electricity,
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infested with roaches.
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Location mentioned:
Near E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
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