Elderly woman chokes on meat at healthcare facility, Norfolk VA
Medical EmergencyA 71-year-old woman at Signature Health Care near Hampton Boulevard choked on a piece of meat and developed breathing difficulties. Emergency medical and fire crews responded and are assessing her condition. She has a do-not-resuscitate order on file.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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She is responding to the Signature Health Care near Hampton Boulevard ring 331.
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Report of a 71-year-old female with respiratory distress after choking on some meat.
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She also has a DNR on file.
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Okay, North Corner, General.
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1824.
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Section 7 is a unit responding to the possible code.
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...through and we're putting a set of eyes on there and trying to do a quick assessment.
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I'll let you know what's going.
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Battalion one copy. Inion 7, thank you.
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Take your command.
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The eye is derived.
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All right, engine seven responding units.
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It's not a code.
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This is not a code.
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Engine 1 and the responding medic can continue in.
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Anorphic. All other units can clear, battalion in the ladder.
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A Norfolk copies.
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They can clear with the exception of Engine 1 at Lake.
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Can you receive. Battalion 1 in the ladder 8, you can clear.
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Battalion 1 to Engine 7.
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I'm on scene now of Beat Engine 1 in Medicaid.
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Is there anything I can do to help you right now? You need any equipment or hands?
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Sorry, Chief.
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Go ahead. I was trying to make it from one floor to another to check on the other crew.
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I cleared ladder 8.
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I'm on scene before Engine 1 and Medicaid.
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I'm already here.
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Is there anything I can do to assist you?
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That's negative, sir.
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We appear to have it under control.
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I'm just going to go off and check on our seizure patient.
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All right, receive.
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Battalion 1 is clearing.
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Later 8 is clearing.
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Ingen 1, Medicaid, continue in.
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Engine 1, proxed all of that.
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Medic 7 engines up.
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4-4, go ahead.
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Yes, sir, we're just going to need some hands, moving some equipment down, that's all.
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Receive. Maybe it's right.
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The one's a rock.
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1828. Engine 7, engine 1.
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Okay, Kat. You guys can clear, we can take care of it.
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I'm just going to need the medic that was on your response.
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And two one copies, North Korea copy.
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Medicaid, 7, what can I bring it?
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And the safety we're pulling off?
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Safety, we'll hold it until you guys pull out.
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Copy, we'll hold it until you guys pull out.
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Copy, thank you.
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I'm just going to need you and your stretcher to the third floor at the 3.31.
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I've got two of my members there that are checking on the patient.
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The person had choked on a piece of meat there, we'll get it out.
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Patients actively breathing, and we're just assessing and getting these vitals.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23507
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