Woman at nursing home attempts suicide with cord
Medical EmergencyA 64-year-old woman at a nursing home tried to harm herself by wrapping a cord around her neck. Police are not responding because they consider it a medical emergency. An ambulance is on the way.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh EMS Dispatch - Channel 1
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Transcript:
(Name withheld) is somebody with mental health issues. It's a 34-year-old male saying he needs help realigning his knee, aligning his skeletal system, talking about bone and bone collisions. This is the same male. 14 was out with earlier that wanted an ace bandage wrapped around his neck to help his breathing. And on prior, he's threatened to shoot responders and said he has access to weapons. Would you like me to dispatch on this or would you like me to have this over for police? Yeah, well, we can hand that over to please. I think I just heard the fire dispensure that you can disiguard on the need. Received. It's 502. 502. The site call at the Ivy Park Nursing Home for the 64-year-old female that wrapped the cord around her neck and is suicidal, police are... they are not responding, claiming this is an EMS call only. I have ambulance 45 en route to start to date for police. She could advise what you want me to do if police are not going.
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Near Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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