Man suffers medical emergency with feeding tube issue, Ithaca NY


A 47-year-old man is having a serious medical problem related to his feeding tube and is having difficulty breathing.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
(name withheld), 47 years old, choking. It's going to be a 6 Echo 1[1]. Sengen 1 bangs. 646 Chestnut Street. 47-year-old male. Issue with a feeding tube and not breathing effectively. 6ECHO-1-0023[2]. Rollco. Can you try again? Patient's struggling to breathe. They don't want to do anything due to, they believe he's too fragile. Do you have an ETA?
(name withheld), 47 years old, choking. It's going to be a 6 Echo 1[1]. Sengen 1 bangs. 646 Chestnut Street. 47-year-old male. Issue with a feeding tube and not breathing effectively. 6ECHO-1-0023[2]. Rollco. Can you try again? Patient's struggling to breathe. They don't want to do anything due to, they believe he's too fragile. Do you have an ETA?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
6 Echo 1: Echo-level medical emergency (highest priority EMS response)
[2]
6ECHO-1-0023: Case number for this specific EMS call
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Location mentioned:
Near Chestnut St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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