71-year-old male with LVAD gasping then alert at home
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Dauphin PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Box 34, (number withheld) Garber Lane, (number withheld) Garber Lane, crossing Arrow Lane.
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Medical assistance for breathing problems, class one, 2038, 1544.
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Chief 38 to county.
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Chief 38.
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We are clear the 1st medical heading to the 2nd medical.
00:20
The 1st one's been turned over to EMS.
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Okay.
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(number withheld) Garber Lane.
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To myself and Squad 38, they're en route also with three.
00:32
Okay, (number withheld) Garber Lane, (number withheld) Garber Lane.
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71 year old male is on an LVAD.
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The pump is going off.
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He's gasping for air and is now unconscious.
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EMS has an extended ETA again and they're also having us check with the availability of air medical.
00:53
If they. . . Where was your LZ be for the phone?
00:57
The LZ is going to be at Haggie Park off of Mountain Road.
01:01
And you can go ahead and start Terry Engine Two, have them stand by in quarters.
01:09
Okay.
01:12
Chief of the squad.
01:14
That's what.
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I'm gonna drop my manpower at Garber and then I'm gonna go to Haggie for the LZ.
01:24
I copy. Have them hop in with me.
01:27
One in the front, one in the back.
01:30
Correct.
01:32
Yeah.
01:34
Two thirty-eight, they're advising me that the patient's going to be out on the patio, sitting in a chair, slouched on a table.
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I copy, county.
01:42
My squad's going to head over to Haggie Park.
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He's going to drop his manpower off with me, but I'm still going to need Engine Perry Two to assist him.
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Copy that.
01:53
There, yeah, my quarters.
01:56
Chief 38-2 will have the LZ if we need it.
02:00
Okay.
02:02
Squad, I'm at Garber Lane waiting for you then.
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Coming off the hill now.
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Okay, Chief 38's on location with three manpower.
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Okay.
02:17
County Squad 38,
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one scene at Haggie Park, put two.
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Okay.
02:26
Do you want a 2nd event created in CAD for the LZ, or do you just want to keep it all on the same original one?
02:33
We can just keep it on one, and unless we fly, if we fly, we'll start a 2nd one.
02:39
Okay.
02:42
You can put a CAD note in.
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If we do fly, it'll be the lower parking lot at Haggie Park.
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Okay.
02:50
Chief 38 to county.
02:53
Chief 38.
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The patient is alert.
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He is breathing and he's talking to me right now.
03:01
Okay.
03:04
Advise EMS they can back into the driveway and we are on the back porch.
03:09
He's on the ground right now, laying on his pillow.
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