Man with heroin withdrawal and respiratory distress, Reading PA
Medical EmergencyA 50-year-old man near North 10th St is vomiting and has breathing problems. He has high blood pressure and reports heroin withdrawal without his hypertension medicine.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Center medic and I respond near North 10th St, Department 2, Cross Street, the Greenwich, Noli, ALS[1], Medical, (number withheld).
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Medical near North 10th St, Department to 50-year-old male vomiting, diaphoretic, respiratory difficulty, hypertensive.
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He says he feels like he's going through withdrawals and he does not have medicine for the hypertension.
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He would be having withdrawals for heroin, (number withheld).
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ALS: Advanced emergency medical response with higher-level care, typically provided by paramedics.
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Near N 10th St, Reading, PA 19604
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