Man has seizure and bleeds after knife removed, Tucson AZ


A man had a seizure on the sidewalk near E Drexel Rd and S Campbell Ave. He was bleeding from the head and had trouble breathing with foaming at the mouth. Police had concerns because he had previously threatened officers with a knife, but the knife was removed and secured. Medical personnel were called to assist the man.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police East Division
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
Yes, no reference to that call that's possibly related to yours around the corner.
00:04
We've gotten a couple of contacts with people who are near him, stating that they believe he's having a seizure[2], he's swapping around on the ground, hitting his head on the sidewalk.
00:16
I'll say you's bleeding from his head. They're wanting copy.
00:19
I'm pretty sure it's just a number six issue that we're going to be dealing with.
00:23
Four out on five six to Lincoln 5. What's your 20?
00:28
Wait a second, I might as well start events on that.
00:36
Copy. If we can just get you code three, it seems how he's now got a crowd of people.
00:44
Copy.
00:45
Copy. So I'll go ahead and start meds and have them.
00:49
I've just a reference there is some officer safety issues in reference to him running from the police and threatening to stab them with a knife.
01:01
I'll look at 5 to 5-6. This is the guy you dealt with earlier.
01:07
Yeah, 10-4[1]. I'm pretty sure of it.
01:09
Same description.
01:13
Copy.
01:19
Radio copies. In 45, can you copy code through your response?
01:24
35, I do.
01:29
In 1045, we advise.
01:32
They did find a knife on him, but they have since taken it away from him.
01:35
They haven't secured in a bag.
01:39
Five six, I copy. My cell phone, three-five are going to be rolling up.
01:44
Number.
01:45
Five six, if you could just combine that call for me, please.
01:49
And send four, we'll do.
01:50
Then I'll start minutes and have them hold off.
01:54
Thank you.
01:56
1622.
01:57
Hey, Anthony.
01:58
He's detained for right now in front.
02:00
We can have meds move in.
02:01
Looks like he is having some sort of seizure[2].
02:05
In 10-4[1]. And I copy is the pained at 1625.
02:12
The plane, Narcan.
02:16
Then for the plane in Narcan at 1627.
02:23
We're going to be off of action tend to seea and a royal pine.
02:33
Drexel.
02:35
Copy.
02:40
Look at five.
02:41
Our guys have a difficulty breathing. We're going to have a difficulty breathing and fulmin at the mouth.
02:46
Ten four.
02:55
45 and 45 please make sure he's in the recovery position
03:02
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Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received, understood, or OK.
[2]
seizure: Medical call type indicating seizure activity
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Location mentioned:
E Drexel Rd & S Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706
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