Man experiences unknown illness with heavy breathing, Hallstead PA


A 40-year-old man in New Milford Township is experiencing an unknown illness with heavy breathing and panting. He has fainted twice and hit his head but remains conscious and able to speak. He reports heart palpitations without chest pain. Emergency medical services are responding with advanced life support due to the severity of his symptoms.
Audio|Source: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties Fire / EMS
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South Carolina County to New Milford EMS,
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Montrose EMS for your ALS,
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respond to near State Rte 1018, New Milford Township, cross streets of Gamelands Road and Parks Valley Road,
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for a 40-year-old male, sick unknown, heavy breathing, and panting, ALS priority.
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South Carolina County to New Milford EMS, Montrose EMS for your ALS,
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respond near State Rte 1018, New Milford Township, cross streets of Gamelands Road and Parks Valley Road,
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for a 40-year-old male, sick unknown, heavy breathing, and panting, ALS priority, respond to EMS Ops 2309.
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Coolidge Avenue for 68-year-old female fall victim unable to ambulate graffiti.
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519 respond 20 Coolidge Avenue with Carbonell, 16-year-old female, Paul system, unable to ambulate East Garfield, Walnut, 2209. 20-09.
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Johnny from a Q3.
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Thank you, sir, God.
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Setting your in route, we can also show that unit is the primary unit.
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10-4 and make you three showing you a new route and also you are primary.
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Caller states that her husband has passed out twice now.
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States that he's telling her he just doesn't feel right.
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He did fall and hit his head on the edge of their couch. He was able to get him to come back up and sit on the couch.
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States that the breathing is heavy and he's also panting.
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Conscious and able to speak,
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not complaining of chest pain, but... states that it feels like he's having palpitations or that his heart is just pounding.
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Near State Rte 1018, Hallstead, PA 18822
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