Responders search churches for patient after location confusion, Detroit MI
Medical EmergencyRadio dispatch audio about EMS and fire units responding to multiple medical calls. Responders were told a patient would be at a church but could not find the person at the first church, so they checked other nearby churches. The location confusion caused delays. The calls mention a 58-year-old woman in pain near Chalmers St and a separate 33-year-old man having trouble breathing near Wilford between Newport and Chalmers. Units coordinate and note possible duplicate calls.
Audio|Source: Detroit EMS Dispatch
05:25
Transcript:
Dispatch to units: request callback for a better location and patient description. Caller says the patient will be at a church and someone there will guide responders. Units arrived at one church and found no patient, then began checking other churches down the road. Fire and EMS report delays to patient care due to the uncertain location. There may be duplicate calls for similar units. Radio reports a 58-year-old female in pain reported near Chalmers St and a separate 33-year-old male with difficulty breathing near Wilford between Newport and Chalmers. Multiple medics and fire units are coordinating response and confirming locations.
Dispatch to units: request callback for a better location and patient description. Caller says the patient will be at a church and someone there will guide responders. Units arrived at one church and found no patient, then began checking other churches down the road. Fire and EMS report delays to patient care due to the uncertain location. There may be duplicate calls for similar units. Radio reports a 58-year-old female in pain reported near Chalmers St and a separate 33-year-old male with difficulty breathing near Wilford between Newport and Chalmers. Multiple medics and fire units are coordinating response and confirming locations.
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Chalmers St, Detroit, MI
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