Elderly woman ill at truck stop; emergency upgraded


An elderly woman became very ill while being transported by family to the hospital. The radio dispatch describes a sick person at a truck stop along West US Highway 30 and shows responders upgrading the call to a high-priority medical emergency.
Audio|Source: LaPorte County Public Safety
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Transcript:
(name withheld) cash call for 6 3 U. U.S. Highway 30 Supposit 30 truck stop for a sick person priority 4. 6352 West US Highway 30 plus a 30 truck stop sick person priority for 590 2 we're going to be en route Medic 2 in route was already truck stop. 84 years GML. She was on the way to the hospital already with family. She got too sick and dry heaving. Had to pull over the driving road water transported. Medic 2 copies. We're going to be upgrading to priority one.
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Location mentioned:
Near W US Hwy 30, Merrillville, IN 46410
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