Emergency response for elderly woman with breathing difficulty, Charlemont MA


Emergency services responded to a 90-year-old woman near Harmony Heights who was experiencing difficulty breathing. Multiple ambulances and paramedic teams coordinated care. The patient was awake and breathing upon transport and was self-transporting with assistance.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
04:52
Transcript:
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By attention, Traulamont Fire, respond near Harmony Heights for a 90-year-old female having difficulty breathing.
00:11
Again, it's near Harmony Heights for a 90-year-old female, difficulty breathing.
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Control C.m.
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1711. Control.com.
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Ambulance.
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Go ahead, control.
00:20
Okay, AMR is not available for an intercept.
00:23
You want me to try South County?
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Turnpals, rope one, turnipald 45.
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Control, whoever's next on Charlemont's run in order.
00:29
Hold on one's on.
00:30
We want to go ahead and bring this trailer right in.
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Be fine. Answer my question.
00:33
Okay. Probably going to be South County.
00:34
You're the last ambulance on there, run card.
00:37
So I will tone South County.
00:38
Attention South County ambulance, paramedic intercept for the town of Charlemont, near Harmony Heights Extension, 90-year-old female difficulty breathing, will be intercepting with Conway Ambulance.
00:48
Once again, near Harmony Heights Extension in the town of Charlemont, 90-year-old female difficulty breathing, will be intercepting with Conway Ambulance, 1712.
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Heath Rescue, shall bring control.
01:00
Need to rescue. We just had a tone for fire.
01:02
I didn't hear my pager.
01:03
Can you give me vocation?
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(number withheld) Lake View Drive.
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(number withheld) Lake View Drive.
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104, thank you.
01:09
Charlemont.
01:10
3. Zora Road, CPR[1] is not in progress anymore.
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We're going to send some units over to near Harmony and do first response for Conway.
01:18
Receive CPR[1] is no longer in progress.
01:21
He had to clear some units and send them to the pending medical call on Harmony Heights, 1713.
01:27
Control, South County, A1.
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South County Ambulance 1.
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Responding to Charlemont.
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Honored to Charlemont 1713.
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South County 91 to Route 2 West.
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Control Trauma X3.
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Tramon X3.
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I'm clearing Zoh Road.
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I'll be headed near Harmony.
01:44
There's new clearing Zor headed to Harmony Heights, 1714.
01:49
The Highland Amulist, too.
01:51
Highland is it? Did you copy that CPR[1] is no longer in progress?
01:54
Yes, we see.
01:55
So is she awake and alert?
01:57
Control the CharlemontX-3.
01:58
Do you have a patient update for Highland Ambulance 2?
02:01
I don't. You have to contact 7A1 by radio.
02:04
Control the Charlemont Ambulance?
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Draw my ambulance.
02:07
Patient Update for Highland Ambulance.
02:10
She's awake and breathing and saying help.
02:13
Control from Charlemont Ambulance.
02:14
Charlemont Ambulance.
02:15
She's reported at the BLX level where you can send Hightman, not breathing.
02:19
Yeah, you are multiple.
02:20
Can you go again?
02:21
We will transfer our patient from (number withheld) road at a BLS level.
02:25
She is alert and breathing now and Highland couldn't change for legit breathing.
02:31
I received control the Highland ambulance too.
02:34
Go ahead. Okay, we're going to divert you to near Harmony Heights Extension in Charlemont for a 90-year-old female difficulty breathing.
02:42
You've been canceled for the other call that patient is conscious and breathing.
02:46
They're going to be transporting themselves via Charlemont Angeles.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress
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Location mentioned:
Near Harmony Heights, Charlemont, MA 01339
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