Elderly woman choking on food at apartment, Hillsboro OR


An 82-year-old woman at Rolling Green Apartments near Southeast 44th Avenue is choking on a piece of potato. She has a history of radiation treatment which caused a shrunken esophagus. She is conscious but cannot swallow water. Emergency responders have been dispatched to assist.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 2, and AMR 119, respond to code 1 choking.
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At near Southeast 44th Avenue.
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Units 120.
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Cross streets are no street and Southeast Tualatin Valley Highway.
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Not responding in difficulty breathing,
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and heavy breathing on the phone.
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This is being relayed over by someone from the crisis line as I was hearing this.
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18, is you going to call on nights? It comes from TV, Vince, Rich.
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Copy.
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Injured 35, copies.
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And engine 35, medic 20, car 20.
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Just some additional info here.
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There was no mentions or means of suicide. The patient was talking about a sort of at that device from our neighbors will be contacted EMLPD to see if they can respond.
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In 1, Amar 118, 1-213, northeast 9th Avenue.
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54-year-old male is conscious,
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concerned about having a mini-CBA.
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His breathing is normal. He has been having some difficulty speaking.
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This feels like his legs are not responding.
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He's been ongoing for some time now,
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but it sounds like the difficulty speaking started about 10 to 20 minutes ago.
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No further.
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known a lot of three of mental health issues with the delusion similar to that stated.
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At Clark, Tony, do you see any reason for us to stage or based on your knowledge of this individual?
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Part 20, based on my experience,
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she's never been aggressive or changed her class.
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But she is historically untreated with her mental health issues.
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And just 35 copies we're going to go in.
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2 AMR 119, going to Rolling Green Apartments, near Southeast 44th Avenue, number 120.
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Caller is the patient. She's an 82-year-old female.
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She's conscious and breathing normally.
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She has a shrunken exophagus from radiation treatment, and it has a piece of potato stuck in her throat.
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She cannot even swallow water at this time.
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No, for it.
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Near SE 44th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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