Man chokes on pills and struggles to breathe, Mukwonago WI
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Emergency services responded to a 73-year-old man choking on pills at an apartment near Arrowhead Drive. The man was struggling to breathe. Attempts to clear the pills by eating grapes failed, and he remained choking.
Audio|Heard on: Waukesha County Fire - West
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Transcript:
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Inter-34, Med 34, pre-alert[1] EMS[2], 1-A3, Arrowhead Drive, between South Rochester Street and Thirpast, Mukwonago Fire Thorn, timeout, 1037.
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1037. The 31 is this drugway right behind the engine?
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One in a minute, lean, 10 minutes.
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This one's in Drive, Simon.
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This fast, just the Western Lakesman at 56.
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Go ahead.
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And route to Waukesha Memorial with Station.
00:48
He said 34, I'm at 34-year-round to 163 Arrowhead Drive.
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It's a 73-year-old male choking, breathing.
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He's in apartment 4,
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choked on some pills.
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And then he tried to eat grapes to get the pills to go down, and that didn't work.
01:08
So the pills are still stuck in his throat.
Police codes explained
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[1]
pre-alert: Advance notice to units of a pending incident prior to full dispatch or callout.
[2]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
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Location mentioned:
Arrowhead Dr, Mukwonago, WI 53149
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