Medical emergency for male with breathing difficulty, Hallstead PA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to near Bennett Street in Hallstead Borough for a 67-year-old male experiencing difficulty breathing. The patient has chronic respiratory conditions including COPD, emphysema, and asthma, recently discharged from the hospital, and had an adverse reaction to antibiotics. He is on oxygen therapy and requested transport to Wilson Hospital.
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Transcript:
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Glenit County,
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Great Bend,
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Halstead, EMS,
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Mars Medics, 701, respond, ALS[1] priority call, near Bennett Street, Hallstead Borough for the 67-year-old male difficulty breathing.
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Holstead EMS, Marsbeck 7-on-1 to respond,
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near Bennett Street, Hallstead Borough for the 67-year-old male difficulty breathing.
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Cross streets will be the dead end in 4th Street.
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Your time is 14, 18, acknowledge and operate on EMS Ops.
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10-4[2]-10-med-51 1419 10-9[3] 10-9
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104 on scene 1420
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214 on a county
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711
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711
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In route, unit two.
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Before you're out, unit two,
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1420. As soon as the other dispatcher gets off, she'll give you a patient update.
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Can you get 701, Barnsia 2?
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Go ahead.
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A patient has COPD and emphysema and asthma.
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He had reacts to antibiotics given.
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He was in the hospital until Thursday and then he was released.
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He's not getting any better.
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Has pain all over.
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He is on 3 liters of oxygen.
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And he is requesting Wilson.
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7-Up.
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1421.
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GmbH1, Cuscanter County.
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County on G.BH1.
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278, responding.
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GBH1 is responding.
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Did you copy the update I gave to mid-701?
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No, I did not,
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Connie.
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The patient has fear, COPD, and asthma.
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He is on three liters of oxygen.
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He was on antibiotics recently, but is not any more due to them giving him a reaction.
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He just came home from the hospital.
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It doesn't seem to be getting any better.
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So he's in pain all over.
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And they are requesting Wilson.
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Catch on.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ALS: Advanced medical response providing higher-level care for serious or life-threatening medical emergencies.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.
[3]
10-9: Repeat last transmission
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Location mentioned:
Bennett St, Hallstead, PA 18822
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