Man with do not resuscitate order found unresponsive, Kutztown PA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders found an 89-year-old man not breathing with a do not resuscitate order at a residential facility near Noble Street. CPR was not initially performed due to the order, but a later caller reported starting CPR, causing some confusion about the patient's condition.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire A and EMS
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Transcript:
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1836. Country Meadows Building 2, near Tohawk and Road.
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Room 306.
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The 89-year-old male, not breathing, has a DNR.
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They are not going to start CPR.
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20-minute downtime.
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No further.
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Quap 2.2.0 copy.
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Sir, another place, go to a little space.
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Can you repeat your identifier?
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6.5,0.00.
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Copy 1842.
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Okay, okay. Come over there, Alexis.
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You want us over there?
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Yeah, did anybody come to the back door over there? No,
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there's no one in there.
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There's no one in there.
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16-2-2, correct?
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This guy from the squad go to Building 3.
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I believe that's where they're going to be letting us in up.
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Let a 6-521 and 2-6-5-0.
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We were told Building 2,
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Room 306, which is where the phase is at as well.
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All right.
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If you call them back, somebody comes to the door with us in.
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Call from us.
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6-5-2 on the floor.
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6-5-2 and no has...
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I believe there's an issue with the elevator in Building 2 now, so we're going through Building 3.
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No, correction is Building 1 at the elevator probably.
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Okay,
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one?
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No, we got some way, thank you.
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Just be advised, I just called the caller back.
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She said she had to go to start CPR.
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I'm not sure if you want to confirm if this is the same patient or not.
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Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near Noble St, Kutztown, PA 19530
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