False cardiac arrest call from hospital restroom, Charlottesville VA
Medical EmergencyA call reported a possible cardiac arrest near Main Street but was found to be a false alarm. The caller was inside the hospital and was confirmed not to be in cardiac arrest.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
02:16
Transcript:
Engine 7, Battalion Chief 2, EMS2, Fire Medic 1. Cardiac arrest[1] 819, West Main Street. Respond on Alpha Tech 2. Engine 7, Battalion Chief 2, EMS 2, Fire Medic 1. Cardiac arrest 819, West Main Street. Respond on Alpha Tech 2. Drug 9 to Melbourne Command, 1 Bravo. Go ahead. Okay. Injun 7, Fire Medical 1, Battalion Chief 2, you're in route to 819 West Main Street, 819-1-9-1-1 line with breathing, sounded like shallow breathing, and then we lost connection, possible respiratory cardiac arrest. We're not sure at this time. PD is also en route, 0718. AECC batine chief two. Go ahead. Looking further at this, it looks like the 911 call, the closest ping we can get was coming from inside the hospital, not at 819 West Main Street. Okay, you said inside the hospital? That's correct, inside the hospital. We actually have them back on the line now. We're talking to them. You can disregard. Are you saying that disregard the call or do we have a better location? Definitely not a cardiac arrest. We have a female on the phone. We believe she is in the hospital in a restroom at this time. We're going to have PD continue to check it, but it's definitely pinging inside the hospital with a very small radius. Okay. We're all going to go in service then. I understand time, two, engine seven, paramedic one. You can go in service, 720.
Engine 7, Battalion Chief 2, EMS2, Fire Medic 1. Cardiac arrest[1] 819, West Main Street. Respond on Alpha Tech 2. Engine 7, Battalion Chief 2, EMS 2, Fire Medic 1. Cardiac arrest 819, West Main Street. Respond on Alpha Tech 2. Drug 9 to Melbourne Command, 1 Bravo. Go ahead. Okay. Injun 7, Fire Medical 1, Battalion Chief 2, you're in route to 819 West Main Street, 819-1-9-1-1 line with breathing, sounded like shallow breathing, and then we lost connection, possible respiratory cardiac arrest. We're not sure at this time. PD is also en route, 0718. AECC batine chief two. Go ahead. Looking further at this, it looks like the 911 call, the closest ping we can get was coming from inside the hospital, not at 819 West Main Street. Okay, you said inside the hospital? That's correct, inside the hospital. We actually have them back on the line now. We're talking to them. You can disregard. Are you saying that disregard the call or do we have a better location? Definitely not a cardiac arrest. We have a female on the phone. We believe she is in the hospital in a restroom at this time. We're going to have PD continue to check it, but it's definitely pinging inside the hospital with a very small radius. Okay. We're all going to go in service then. I understand time, two, engine seven, paramedic one. You can go in service, 720.
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Cardiac arrest: Medical emergency
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Location mentioned:
Near W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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