Elderly man with tracheostomy treated for breathing difficulty, Paterson NJ
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders treated an 84-year-old man with a tracheostomy who was having severe breathing difficulties. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson.
Audio|Heard on: Woodland Park and Little Falls PD/EMS
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Transcript:
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All right, we start transporting, we're heading to St.
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Joseph Patterson.
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If you can notify the ER, we have an 84-year-old male with a tracheostomy.
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That's unable to breathe.
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It sounds like you had fluid.
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We're going to continue suction and give him the oxygen, and we're going to be transporting him.
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Okay, we're true.
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St. Joseph was advised.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503
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