Man with COPD struggles to breathe in Kinross home

Heard on: Eastern Upper Peninsula Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Northern EMS, Northern EMS respond to (number withheld) South Center Line Road in Kinross.

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(number withheld) South Center Line Road.

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Cross streets are West Postma Drive and West Pookshire Road.

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It's an emergent response.

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For a seventy-four year old male, COPD, difficulty breathing, difficulty speaking.

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It's 20 fifty-five.

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Northern EMS, Northern EMS, respond to (number withheld) South Center Line Road in Kinross.

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(number withheld) South Center Line Road, cross streets are West Postma, West Plukstra.

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Adult male, COPD, difficulty breathing, difficulty speaking between breaths.

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He does have a nebulizer.

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Central's clear, 20.

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Central 9011, acknowledging page.

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Copy, showing acknowledging 2056.

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Central 9011 en route.

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Showing en route 2057.

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The caller advised her husband to use his rescue inhaler.

2026-10-17 00:53 UTC

Medical Emergency

S Centerline Rd, Rudyard, MI 49780

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders were dispatched to a home near South Center Line Road in Kinross for an adult man with COPD who was having difficulty breathing and speaking. The caller reported that he was using a rescue inhaler and had a nebulizer available.