Emergency response for suspected drug overdoses, Wichita KS


Medical teams are responding to reports of drug overdoses in several locations in Sedgwick County, including near Pine Street and Topeka and near North West Link Avenue. Police are on scene and EMS is providing urgent care to individuals needing detox.
Audio|Source: Sedgwick County EMS Dispatch/Tac Channels
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Transcript:
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Start for a 39 response at Pine Street and Topeka. Medic. 21 from Cleveland and 8th, start an emergent response at Pine Street and Topeka, Pine Street and Topeka. Mediq 21, PD is triaging a yellow overdose in that location.
00:26
Medical 26, patient contact. Medical 26, patient contact, 1425. Special, Chief, we have a hospital transfer at St. Teresa. This one is going to Wesley Main. Should we send it out an hour, hold it?
00:43
requesting UMS[1] regular traffic at 740 North West Link Avenue, Medic 35. Medic 35 from the area of post-5 units requesting UMS regular traffic at 740 Northwest Link Avenue, 740 North West Link Avenue. Police units on scene saying there's a patient meeting possible detox[3].
01:09
patient contact we're going to have two patients here and you start me in an additional truck both three eyes yellow. We're going to make 21 starting in a second one now. Take 33 joined medic 21 on the units requesting UMS[1] emergency traffic at Pine and Topeka. The patient's going to be coat yellow, medic 33
01:38
from post three, New Express EMS, emergency traffic at Pine and Spica at Spica and Tyne. 321 is already on scene. There's two patients, both code yellow[2]. Trans-21 code green to St. Francis.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
UMS: Unspecified Medical Service / EMS
[2]
code yellow: Patient in stable condition but needs urgent care
[3]
detox: Possible substance abuse requiring intervention
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Location mentioned:
Near N Westlink Ave, Wichita, KS 67212
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