Advanced life support dispatched for breathing distress, Northampton PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a medical emergency at near Newport Avenue for a 71-year-old man experiencing altered mental status, confusion, and abnormal breathing requiring advanced life support.
Audio|Heard on: Carbon County and Northampton County Fire/EMS
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03:6
Transcript:
00:00
That's (number withheld) ALS[1], respiratory distress.
00:02
Ptino-5 Northconc with very frustrated Ripple-Maple-Ride Maple Drive.
00:07
Later, Tapture Communications, Ops 1, 1250.
00:15
Okay,
00:18
That's (number withheld) L.S off my toll set at near Newport Avenue, guard right on Hoddle Street.
00:25
Northampton Borough Communications, Ops 1,
00:28
1, 1,300.
00:31
I've got a message to all the east and was 1.
00:39
10.8.7, medical one.
00:50
Medical One.
00:51
849-83.
00:53
We're going to responding to the respiratory stress in the town too.
01:01
Near Newport Avenue, 71-year-old, we have altered mental status.
01:05
Caller said he's confused and lies to avoid questions, weird breathing protocol as well.
01:14
Copy.
01:16
82. I give you the wrong one.
01:19
So I'm 1305 North Carolina, one road,
01:21
69-year-old male, fifth, and troubled breathing.
01:24
It's a long driveway between (number withheld).
01:27
C-7.
01:28
Copy, Hopper, or North Road and Woodhead Township.
01:39
(number withheld), we're available from scene.
01:43
Is there any pending calls?
01:47
I have an ALS[1] in near Newport Avenue.
01:52
That's really good.
01:58
We will proceed that way.
02:01
Do we have an ALS[1] unit coming?
02:03
Yeah, your AD3 should be on it.
02:13
On Cottonwood handled?
02:16
Yes, 82 is on Cottonwood.
02:19
10-4, so we're going to stay available then.
02:22
3.9883, and I heard you call.
02:27
That's hard to be going to Cottonwood.
02:31
82 is going to Newport.
02:36
One minute, I'll call to other drugs.
02:46
(number withheld).
02:49
(number withheld).
02:53
We'll take the Newport call.
02:57
We're racing.
02:58
Near Newport, 71-year-old man, altered mental status, confused and lies to avoid questions, and weird breathing.
Police codes explained
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[1]
ALS: Advanced Life Support (paramedic-level medical response)
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Location mentioned:
Newport Ave, Northampton, PA 18067
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