Medical team responds to suffocation report at assisted living, Chippewa Falls WI
Emergency medical services responded to an assisted living facility after a female resident reported suffocating. Staff on scene advised that the resident was not in medical distress but was experiencing behavioral issues. EMS continued assessment at the scene.
Audio|Source: Chippewa County Sheriff and Chippewa Falls Police
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
City AMS, you requested in the city of Chippewa, near Bridgewater Avenue, Room 205, Rutledge Home, assisted living.
00:12
For a female requesting an ambulance, she's suffocating at 5.45 p.m.
00:26
City EMS, you're requested in the city of Chippewa Falls.
00:29
That's near Bridgewater Avenue.
00:34
Room 205 at the Rutledge Home Assisted Living.
00:38
Plus the email requesting an ambulance stating she is suffocating.
00:48
Calls, Medicare, Cartier, Respondit, Airbridge, Water, Avenue.
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Temple.
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Station one, counties.
01:01
Station one.
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Medical to the county, Medic2, Cardiff.
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Transfer.
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County to Medic 2.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:22
Medic 2.
01:24
Just make contact with staff there who advise the female has no medical distress and is having behavioral issues.
01:34
Copy that, thank you very much.
01:41
County 130, DMS.
01:45
Go ahead.
01:50
The Rutledge Home near Bridgewater.
01:52
Room 205. (name withheld) called,
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advising she needs EMS,
02:00
that she's suffocating.
02:02
We made contact with staff who advise.
02:05
She has no medical distress and this is a behavioral issue.
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It sounds like EMS is going to continue.
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Before email phone me unless requested.
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Time for.
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146-10.
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I'll be 10344-108.
02:31
Okay. Okay.
02:36
I don't need to Medic 2.
02:40
This is Medic 2.
02:41
Go ahead.
02:44
Medic 2. Just confirming are you still responding to the Rutledge Home?
02:49
We are. Would you like us to continue?
02:54
Ten-four.
02:55
You can continue and make contact with the patient.
02:59
When you arrive on scene, if you can just advise us, you'll need law enforcement to respond.
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We have arrived on scene.
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Ten-four.
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Location mentioned:
Bridgewater Ave, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
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