Male with emphysema struggles to breathe after possible smoke inhalation, Shickshinny PA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a male patient near Salem Boulevard in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. The patient has emphysema and a reduced lung capacity and was experiencing difficulty breathing possibly due to smoke inhalation.
Audio|Heard on: Eastern Columbia and Western Luzerne Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Okay, could you continue to dispatch for one BLS unit,
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patient evaluation,
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he has emphysema and half a lung, and he's having a little trouble breathing?
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Okay.
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Do you think BLS will be sufficient or is when you have a ALS?
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I think BLS will be good.
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Okay, 1741.
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55 Bravo.
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25 Bravo.
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This is the only.
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We're clear of a player.
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104, 1741.
00:49
Scott Street, six-year-old now dialysis, low BP.
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That's 1741.
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5-042.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.
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Interrequested.
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Patient e-eval.
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430, 4th Street, Tunnelinsburg, 1742.
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Fire, knock engine,
01:27
16A. Second request for near Salem Boulevard, Salem Township for possible residential structure fire.
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Possibly out of this time,
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second request is 1742.
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Cometics, Ray.
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On a way priority, too.
01:56
10-4-77, 43.
02:02
Requesting EMS for an eval, a male with emphysema, having trouble breathing, possible smoke inhalation.
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Location mentioned:
Salem Blvd, Shickshinny, PA 18655
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