71-year-old man on dialysis has breathing difficulties

Heard on: Whiteside County Sheriff and Fire

01:54

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Fulton EMS, (number withheld) North Tenth Street, Fulton, for a male has been sick all night.

00:06

He is on dialysis and will need unhooked.

00:39

10-4, 922, return.

00:45

Whiteside County, Fulton Fire.

00:52

Whiteside County, Fulton Fire.

00:56

Fulton Fire, go ahead.

00:59

We're in service on a call to (number withheld) North 10th Street.

01:01

Can you advise is there someone at that? Location that can unhook the patient from his dialysis machine.

01:08

Copy.

01:11

Ten eight on the call.

01:15

And I will inquire about the dialysis machine.

01:19

Copy.

01:31

Fulton EMS, (number withheld) North 10th Street, Fulton, for a 71-year-old male.

01:37

Is conscious, having difficulty breathing,

01:39

throwing up all night, serious nausea and shortness of breath.

01:43

He is on a dialysis machine at home, but his wife can unhook him.

01:47

Fulton EMS, (number withheld) North 10th Street, Fulton, for a 71-year-old male.

01:54

Is conscious.

2026-10-27 15:20 UTC

Medical Emergency

N 10th St, Fulton, IL 61252

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a home on North 10th Street in Fulton for a 71-year-old man who had been sick all night, was on home dialysis, and was experiencing vomiting, nausea, and difficulty breathing. Responders checked that someone at the home could disconnect him from the dialysis machine.