Dementia patient's breathing crisis sparks alarm in Gibson Township, South Gibson PA
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Family OffenseIn Gibson Township, EMS responds to a 65-year-old dementia patient having labored breathing, whose violent and combative behavior toward family and responders raises safety concerns.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Susquehanna County, Hartford, EMS.
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Barnes for ALS.
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Respond, 4019, State Route 2067, Gibson Township.
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Cross streets of State Route 92 and State Route 2075,
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65-year-old male, dementia, labored breathing.
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ALS priority.
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Susquehanna County to Carford EMS, Barnes for ALS, respond 4019, state route 2067 Gibson Township,
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cross streets, state route 92, and state route 2075,
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for a 65-year-old male, dementia, labored breathing, ALS priority, respond on EMSOPS,
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1753.
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Backup, 1753.
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The latter 20-20,
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go back on.
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Ladder 20-oddge.
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Free spine.
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The ladder 20, go back up.
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Be good, lighter 20 vacancy service.
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Copy that. 20, 229 on gold.
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229, you could return into service.
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I copy, thank you.
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Consentary, June 25.
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We copy, your eyes back in the barn.
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We copy, your eyes back in the barn.
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Time.
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Blue.
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One, it's down it.
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Sunny on 7-0-1.
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10-4[1]. Enrault be advised.
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He may not be safe for responders.
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He is a dementia patient who is 65-year-old and has been violent and aggressive with his son and he's also been known to be verbally combative with responders.
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I did transfer caller into PSP.
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His father has locked him out of the home at this time and seems to be not making much sense.
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He's very confused and he stated that he's having labored breathing at this time.
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104 County Advice, PSP, we're not going to respond and we'll be staging until their arrival.
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104 will advise PSP that you're responding waiting for their arrival, 1755.
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10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
State Rte 2067, South Gibson, PA 18842
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