Man struggles to breathe after choking on pills in Blairstown, Blairstown NJ
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Medical EmergencyA 64-year-old man in Blairstown choked on pills and now struggles to breathe and speak, prompting multiple EMS units to respond quickly before some were canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Warren County Police, Fire and EMS
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03:53
Transcript:
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Station 46 Rescue[2], first re-alert, Station 41 Rescue, Mutual Aid[1] staffed, Blairstown, near Briar Hill Lane, 64-year-old male choking,
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repeating, Station 46-46 rescue, first re-alert, Station 41 Rescue[2],
00:14
Dual Alert, Mutual Aid[1] Staffed,
00:21
Blairstown, near Briar Hill Lane, 64-year-old male difficulty breathing, Warren County 144,
00:27
(number withheld).
00:33
Warren County for Medic[4] 5-7.
00:37
Medic[4] 5-7.
00:39
We're responding Briar Hill Lane in Blairstown.
00:44
Received Medic[4] 5-7, responding Blairstown to Briar Hill Lane, 64-year-old male,
00:50
was choking,
00:53
aspirated some pills, got them up now, is having difficulty breathing and speaking,
00:57
not actively choking, and his color is okay.
01:09
1551 responding
01:16
Received BLF 1551 responding Blairstown to Briar Hill Lane, Cross of Hope Road.
01:22
64-year-old male was choking, aspirated on some pills, got them up, now is having difficulty breathing.
01:30
Having a hard time speaking.
01:32
His color is okay.
01:33
(number withheld).
01:37
Warren County, BLS[3] 4652, on standby waiting crew.
01:46
We received 4652, waiting crew (number withheld).
01:52
BLS[3] 4652, you have BLS 1551 responding once your pleasure with them.
02:04
Athletics responding and station 15 and 46 is a waiting crew.
02:13
Racing.
02:15
2-06 cars going on.
02:18
Racing outside, 21st.
02:25
51 from carrying.
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1551.
02:32
BLS[3] 1551. What's your ETA?
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16152. 16 mic.
02:45
You copy that B.L.S.
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4652.
02:56
Yeah, BLS[3] 462 is that 60 minutes.
03:01
Okay,
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BLS[3] 4652 here is they can cancel.
03:19
Receive, BLS[3] 1551, you copy to cancel?
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Receive, standing down.
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And also, BLS[3] 4652 is responding.
03:35
Received VLS 4652 responding to Briar Hill Lane, cross of Hope Road, 64-year-old male,
03:43
aspirated some pills, got them up and now having difficulty breathing.
03:48
Also a hard time speaking.
03:51
Not actively choking, though, his color is okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mutual Aid: Request for assistance from neighboring agency/jurisdiction
[2]
Rescue: Specialized rescue unit for extrication
[3]
BLS: Basic Life Support (non-advanced medical transport)
[4]
Medic: Paramedic (ALS) unit/response
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Briar Hill Ln, Blairstown, NJ 07825
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