Spokane man detained after swallowing large salt amount, Spokane WA
Medical EmergencyAt 1820 North Holy Names Ct, Spokane, emergency teams responded to a man who swallowed a large amount of salt and requested urgent medical aid. Officers detained him safely and cleared the scene for paramedics.
Audio|Source: Spokane City Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Okay, 16. He was calm at first saying, yeah, he needs help.
00:04
He ate a bunch of stuff.
00:06
When I asked if he had cut himself, he got real angry and hung up on me.
00:10
But he did say he needs an ambulance.
00:18
I can hear him in the back room,
00:20
kind of yelling at himself.
00:26
And just for info, I think we have a relative calling in, claiming that (name withheld) called them, asking for an ambulance.
00:38
They're no longer on the phone with him so he's not answering their phone calls.
00:46
K-16, I tried again, no answer.
00:48
Just to clarify,
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when he said,
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I need an ambulance, I said why.
00:52
He said he's swallowed a bunch of salt, like a cup of salt.
00:57
That was all he clarified.
01:11
Okay.
01:12
Channel is going to be restricted for holy names.
01:16
Channel 1 is going to be restricted for an 1820 North Holy Names of suicidal subject.
01:21
Channel 1 is restricted.
01:24
25. He's cooperative.
01:26
We're detaining him now.
01:28
We're detaining him now, 2053.
01:34
Okay.
01:41
Provide, he's detained.
01:42
We're just going to clear the apartment, make sure there's nobody else.
01:45
Okay.
01:50
25, apartment's clear.
01:51
You can release the channel.
01:53
Okay, channels unrestricted back normal traffic.
01:56
Channel one is back to normal.
01:58
Point, confirm an ambulance is on the way or here.
02:05
21 of Ballard, is this your shield?
02:11
Okay, from...
02:13
For 20, they should be, fire was staged and said they were coming in.
02:21
The ambulance is pulling down how their names now.
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Location mentioned:
N Holy Names Ct, Spokane, WA 99224
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