Oxygen machine malfunction triggers emergency in St. George, St George SC
Medical EmergencyResponders attended a breathing emergency on Milan Lane which was linked to a malfunctioning oxygen machine, posing a serious health risk to a patient with COPD.
Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire/EMS with Summerville
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Transcript:
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EMD[1] in progress.
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Breathing problems, near Milan Lane.
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St. George.
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Control, Mac9.
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Medic 9. Medic 9.
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We can change our destination and now we're taking a deputy with us.
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Where are you heading to again?
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It's right here.
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Got three.
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The call for the breathing problems, is it?
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The actual problem, she just needs her oxygen to sync check.
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We believe it's just the O2 machine that needs to be checked.
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But...
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Advising he does have a history of difficulty breathing and COPD.
01:17
Copy. You can press on that call.
01:19
If it's an oxygen tank, then we'll check it out.
01:23
Copy.
Police codes explained
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[1]
EMD: Emergency Medical Dispatch in progress (call triage)
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Location mentioned:
Milan Ln, St George, SC 29477
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