78-year-old man with breathing trouble after hip surgery

Heard on: Northampton County West and Northern Lehigh County

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EMS is going ALS to (number withheld) West Pennsylvania Avenue.

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(number withheld) West Pennsylvania Avenue in Norristown for a 78 year old male difficulty breathing.

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970

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EMS 5 ALS,

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fever and shaking, difficulty breathing.

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(number withheld) West Pennsylvania Avenue, cross of Saver Cool Avenue.

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Northampton Communications Ops to 1858.

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Salisbury Township,

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South

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Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road for an ALS chest pain.

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Station 62 , Salisbury Township, South Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road.

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We're in ALS chest pain.

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County to ten EMS six, ALS dizziness, (number withheld) East Locust Street, cross of Woodruff Street, Bethlehem City Communications, EMS dispatch 1859 .

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This is Tommy.

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At 18 fifty-nine hours, going to 06:(number withheld) West Pennsylvania Avenue for a seventy-eight year old male who had hip surgery recently.

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He's now has a fever, shaking, and difficulty breathing.

8/17/2026 03:56 PM

Medical Emergency

W Penn Ave, Alburtis, PA 18011

78-year-old man with breathing trouble after hip surgery

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a location near West Pennsylvania Avenue in Norristown for a reported 78-year-old man with fever, shaking, and difficulty breathing after recent hip surgery. Additional ALS medical calls were also dispatched for chest pain near South Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road in Salisbury Township, and for dizziness near East Locust Street and Woodruff Street in Bethlehem.

78-year-old man with breathing trouble after hip surgery

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