73-year-old male falls, breathes poorly on back, Monroe CT
Medical EmergencyA 73-year-old man fell out of bed near Cottage Street, Brookside Trail, and Downs Road. He has new difficulty breathing when lying on his back. Emergency medical teams were dispatched for evaluation.
Audio|Source: Monroe Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Minor Dispatch on here at the Monroe EMS, duty crew, Zulu 9.
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Near Cottage Street, Brookside Trail and Downs Road.
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73-year-old male fall, reportedly having difficulty breathing.
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No reported injuries, but the difficulty breathing triggered the ALS party response.
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That's Minroda, dispatch. I'm here, to Mineroy, M.S.
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Crew, and Zulu, 9, near Cottage Street, Brookside Trail, Downs Road.
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Time now, 1722.
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509.
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5-0-9.
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5-0. 5-0. Enter up.
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All right, if they have a full crew, take it normal travel.
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They state that the patient only has difficulty breathing when he's on his back.
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It's a new onset, but he does have some medical history, so.
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9-5-1, 40-11 crew.
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Roger, 951.
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If you don't need Zulu 9 when you get there, please just cancel him if you could.
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Show you both in your room.
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We're with you. Bais-Zol-9.
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I apologize, I'm confused.
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Am I canceled on this or am I responding?
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No, take it normal travel.
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So the gentleman who fell out of bed is reportedly having difficulty breathing because he's on his back.
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The difficulty breathing triggered the ALS response.
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So I'm going to send a BLS ambulance on a priority to evaluate if you just start making your way there and hopefully they'll cancel you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cottage St, Monroe, CT 06468
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