Elderly man chokes and loses consciousness at home, Flower Mound TX


Emergency responders were called to assist an 89-year-old man who was unconscious and having trouble breathing. Initially believed to be a heart problem, it was later found he had choked on something and then recovered after coughing it up.
Audio|Source: Flower Mound Fire Department Fireground
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Transcript:
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This engine 505, Medics 503.
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You're going on on a male.
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He's having difficulty breathing.
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That's the most I could get out of.
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That's why she keeps disconnecting on me here.
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Engine 503, a medic 5101, you're going to an 89-year-old male.
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He is not conscious, but he is breathing that he passed out on the couch.
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He does have a cardiac issue.
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Engine 505, Medics 503.
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The caller, (name withheld) says she wants to cancel the permitics, that he was choking on something and coughed it up.
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Negative 503 received.
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Next 511, go ahead.
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Can you put us on the major and assign Medic 503 to near Whirl Oaks? They'll be closer.
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Flower Mound, TX
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