Medical emergency for woman with severe breathing issues, Marion VA
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical response was dispatched to a woman near Prescott Ave suffering severe breathing difficulty and chest pain. She has advanced lung conditions including stage 4 COPD and lung cancer. Response efforts were complicated by weather conditions limiting air transport.
Audio|Source: Smyth County Public Safety
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Medic 3.
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All members, Station 1 of AMS-Call near Prescott Ave, 69-year-old female,
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has stage 4 COPD, and lung cancer,
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experiencing severe difficulty in breathing chest pain, with getting cleared 2036.
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All right. Service, have you heard that from Holland?
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Highlands, too, advised they are having to decline due to low ceilings and ice and conditions in the area.
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Also be advised, two members have marked en route and they are about five minutes out at EPA.
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Okay.
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Careful.
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Twenty thirty six.
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One brief.
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Medic 1-3 in Route 2037.
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Near Prescott Ave, Marion, VA 24354
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