Employee inhales sulfuric acid at veterans home, Edison NJ


An employee at the veterans home near Evergreen Road inhaled sulfuric acid while cleaning a drain. Fire and EMS responded to help and secure the area.
Audio|Source: Metuchen Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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3108 into Edison at the Veterans Home near the guard station.
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Call screening.
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3108 receipt.
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Roll 3101-08,000.
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Roll 311, 10.
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31, 10.
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NACAV available RMA[1].
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Receive they're available with the RMA[1], post-hotel.
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Or Ethan.
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Turn another 113, single window overload.
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The 13 received overload.
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30103 assignment.
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She'll say that one-on-three responding.
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Please be barely coming.
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Good morning, Unit 3181 is available in service.
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3108, you're going for the chemical inhalation.
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1103, assign at 1103.
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Hello, 103.
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1103 into Edison near Evergreen Road at the veterans home by the guard station for the chemical inhalation.
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Okay.
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Digital 11 to fire, so we'll be on the road and available.
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Oh man.
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Central Part 7. The car 7.
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Chief of the Jersey battering song near Evergreen Road.
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And then cleaning there, use chemicals, including sulfuric acid, to try and clean a drain.
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One employee inhaled the chemicals,
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EMS, I mean, Thomasina requesting fire for the chemicals in a drain.
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Those two guys in nine, first two five, four seven.
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All right here.
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At this side of central, engine 9, car 7, and rescue 5. Respond, dangerous condition near Evergreen Road, security veterans home,
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clearly poured possible severe acid into a drain.
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As far ascent row, 2,
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engine 9, car 7, rescue 5, dangerous condition near Evergreen Road, the veteran home.
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With the EMS crew there, they have an employee that inhaled sulfuric acid, due to pouring it into a... at your lines.
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Rest you find. Thank you, guys.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RMA: Refusal of Medical Assistance
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Location mentioned:
Near Evergreen Rd, Edison, NJ 08837
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