Elderly man rescued after choking at home, Faulkner County AR
Emergency responders went to a house near Crest Lane to help a 79-year-old man who was choking on food and having trouble breathing. The man was conscious and alert but struggled to clear his airway while coughing. Medical units arrived to assist.
Audio|Source: Faulkner County Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Rainian Acres Fire Department, you're going to be responding to near Crest Lane for choking.
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Near Crest Lane for choking.
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Take your traffic to Pulaski Fire 2.
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This is your first tone, 1618.
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2.60 Central.
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201, clear.
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Wait.
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I stopped for a more check-in progress.
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Back on top is 2321, clear at 1619.
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Ten-four, sixteen, nineteen, an hour.
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It's going to be on the left shoulder.
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It's a great date on Ultima.
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Buzz his vehicles on fire.
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Ten-four, that's the last he saw.
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He took the left there, headed towards keel.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Stingley has the No-5.
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Rangayakers 502 communications 5-02 import I'm at lee and keel all head is found on keel
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receive text and responding
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502 we're going to be operating on Pulaski fire to please go over there for secondary
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21st baby
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I'm having back there.
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5-0-2-2-1-2.
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I'll show you responding to near Crest Lane.
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You've got a 79-year-of-age male.
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He's conscious an alert with difficulty breathing.
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He is currently choking on some food that got stuck in his throat and he cannot swallow.
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He is able to talk.
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He's just coughing a lot.
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He's trying to get the food out of his throat is struggling to breathe.
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We've got mims in route.
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I'll show you.
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Timeout and in route at 1620.
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We're in your 5AWC.
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1-7-7-7-7. All right, 177.
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What? No, I repeated.
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I didn't copy any drive.
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I'm not saying.
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Okay, for which are going back to cheat.
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Simple. I'll go ahead and jam 106 at 1620.
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Negative, I don't think you came through.
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I don't think you came through.
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Yeah,
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it was just doing a lot, so I can do it.
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I don't have, so I didn't copy your traffic.
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Did you copy my traffic?
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I would give 36.
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Negative is not.
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Did you revive number 28?
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Terts here on Tiger Loop.
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Angel 11 is back in the house.
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1621.
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I got a choking call at near Crest Lane, 79-year-old male's got food, stuck in his throat, he's unable to swallow, he is able to talk, he's just coughing a little.
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Medics are in Ralph.
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Meadows Ln, Arkansas 72120
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