Elderly man requests transport for medical emergency


An elderly man in a residence is having a medical issue and wants to go to the hospital. Emergency services are on the way but the nature of his health problem is not clear.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
01:17
Transcript:
503[1] unknown medical emergency 31690 360 353 Tyler Street 353 Tyler Street room 503 it's going to be for a 74 year old male I'm still trying to get further from the call taker what's going on to patient 3-7i-M-in please. 3-6-1-3.36. I guess you're out to 353 Tyler Street Room 503 for a 74-year-old patient. He's requested to go to St. Catherine's Hospital with the call-taker told and they would take him to the closest hospital. I'm still not exactly sure what his complaint is for a medic. You saw that out. He's... The question for what? The patient's requested he was saying Kast Hospital, but he was told by the call to go to the closest hospital. Not sure exactly what his complaint is for wanting a medic at this time. They're supposed to get that from him.
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503: Unknown Medical Emergency
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Location mentioned:
Near Tyler St, Gary, IN 46402
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