Patient refuses hospital transport at North Prospect Street, Burlington VT
Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a medical incident near North Prospect Street where a patient refused to go to the hospital. Police were requested to assist with convincing the patient. A paramedic was also dispatched in case sedation was needed.
Audio|Source: Chittenden County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Able, North Prospect Command.
00:03
Good, North Prospect.
00:06
Did you dispatch police to our location, please,
00:09
and battalion one if you're available?
00:14
Helicopter, do you need police to expedite and what nature?
00:18
Negative on expediting for both units.
00:21
We have a patient who needs some convincing to go to the hospital.
00:27
Able copies.
00:37
Battalion One, medical, near North Prospect Street.
00:47
North Prospect from Battalion One.
00:51
Go ahead, the Italian One.
00:54
I did not copy or update.
00:56
Can you please repeat?
00:59
We have a patient that needs convincing to go to the hospital.
01:01
She is adamant not wanting to go.
01:04
Our view and the hospital's view that she should go to the emergency room.
01:08
I have police en route and I will ask for a paramedic as well in case sedation becomes an issue.
01:17
Understood.
01:22
Able North Prospect command.
01:25
North Prospect.
01:27
Working on an officer for you.
01:30
Copy that. We also will need a paramedic, if we have one available, please.
01:35
Able, please.
01:38
It's a paramedic.
01:48
Engine 1, medical, near North Prospect Street.
01:57
North Prospect from Able.
02:01
Go ahead, Able.
02:04
Emergency police is currently not having an officer free.
02:07
It might be a little while.
02:10
First available officer, we will take, please.
02:16
Thank you.
02:18
Table copy.
02:21
Battalion, command.
02:25
Italian one answering.
02:27
Chief,
02:29
we're getting some movement out of the patient.
02:30
Now, if you are on the scene, just stay outside.
02:34
I'll give you a face-to-face when we come down.
02:38
Okay, copy.
02:39
I'm just pulling up.
02:46
Paramedic unit dispatch to North Prospect, same message.
02:50
Just stage outside, please.
02:55
Copy. Agent 1 has it.
03:01
Agent 1 is on TV.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Prospect St, Burlington, VT 05401
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