Man disoriented and unable to walk after tick bite, Nicholson PA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency medical responders were called to assist a 59-year-old man near McCarthy Road who was disoriented and unable to walk. He was stuck in his bathtub after feeling cold and shaky. He had recently been on antibiotics for a tick bite but had run out. During the incident, he asked for help from a deceased person. Medical transport to Lehigh Valley is requested.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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South Glouhanna County to Clifford EMS,
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respond near McCarthy Road and Lenox Township,
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Cross Street's State Route 2016, and Cameron Hill Road,
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for a 59-year-old male, unable to walk, disoriented,
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ALS-priority.
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South Louisiana County to Clifford EMS, respond near McCarthy Road, Lenox Township,
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Cross Street State Route 202.
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1016 and Cameron Hill Road for a 59-year-old male unable to walk, disoriented,
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ALS priority,
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respond on EMSOPS, 2, 759.
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2080.
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Copy on scene 759.
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Pheed.
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Blackwater County, dispatching 24-9, PennMet 52, respond at the request of Susquehanna County, near McCarthy Road and Lenox Township, 59-year-old male, weakness, and altered mental status, repeat.
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Blackwater County, dispatching 249, PennMet 52, respond at the request of Susquehanna County, near McCarthy Road and Lenox Township,
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59-year-old, weakness, and altered mental status.
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Cross Street State Route 2016 to Cameron Hill Road, and dispatch.
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802. Acknowledge, I'm blue.
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Sue Hover to Susquehanna.
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248 County.
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County on 248.
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Kenny on 248.
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Kenny, you can show us responding.
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10-4[1], show you responding.
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The advice, the patient is stuck in his bathtub.
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He got cold and wanted to take a warm bath.
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He started shaking, so he was stuck in the tub.
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He was on antibiotics for a tick bite, but has run out of them.
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He was asking his (name withheld) to call somebody for help who has been deceased for a few years.
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They are requesting Lehigh Valley.
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For today, Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025.
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Time now, 803.
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10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.
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T393, Nicholson, PA 18446
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