Elderly man has low oxygen at Ridgewood hospital, Ridgewood NJ


An 81-year-old man at Valley Health hospital in Ridgewood is having difficulty breathing and low oxygen levels, prompting a response from fire and ambulance services.
Audio|Source: Ridgewood Fire Dispatch
02:24
Transcript:
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Central to the Ridgewood Fire Department, engine 35, respond to Valley Health, Ridgewood Campus, near North Van Dien Ave for 81-year-old male, oxygen trouble.
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Central to the Ridgewood Fire Department, engine 35, response to Valley Health, Ridgewood Campus, near North Van Dien Ave, for 81-year-old male with low-oxygen.
00:24
Timeout.
00:25
Ten, ten, dispatcher Delta[1] 140.
00:28
Rate the central.
00:29
And you retone that with medical tones and with the ambulance, please.
00:32
Uh-huh.
00:34
Ambulance four-sever responding.
00:35
Amunders 4-7 responding. Sentence to the Ridgewood Fire, BLS[2], and Engine 3-5, respond to Valley Health, Ridgewood Campus, near North Van Dien Ave, for 81-year-o-male, low oxygen.
00:45
Central to the Ridgewood Fire, BLS[2], and Engine 35, respond to Valley Health, Ridgewood Campus, near North Van Dien Ave, Ridgewood, for 81-year-old male, low oxygen.
00:56
Timeout, 1011, this matter, Delta[1], 140.
00:58
Amo 4-7. Statabyte.
00:59
3-1 central response to 2-2-3-northand.
01:02
Recease. 3-1, standby.
01:10
Recease.
01:11
413, responding over to the old hospital.
01:15
23 north bandine
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Delta: Phonetic letter D
[2]
BLS: Basic Life Support (non-advanced medical transport)
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Location mentioned:
Near N Van Dien Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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