Medical emergency at Richmond Highway with alert for aggression, Alexandria VA
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Emergency medical services responded to Richmond Highway near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway for a basic medical call involving a possibly aggressive patient. Police were also dispatched as a precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 424, Engine 437.
00:03
On Channel 4, Bravo, Box, 42418, EMS Level 1[1], near Richmond Highway and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
00:13
Medic 424, Engine 437, on Channel 4, Bravo, Box, 42418, EMS Level 1[1], near Richmond Highway and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
00:32
2437 and 2424.
00:39
Meet your 437 and 242424.
00:45
I'm directly at the 34242424-34-4-34-4-34-4-37 real service.
00:54
Andrew 424 from Fairfax.
01:00
Go ahead, Fairfax.
01:03
Just be advised, we did start police for this.
01:05
It sounds like your patient's possibly aggressive.
01:12
All right, I copy, Fairfax.
01:14
We've been to this address before.
01:16
We're comfortable proceeding in.
01:20
Time for in that case, do you cancel the police call or have been continuing for the time being?
01:25
Negative. You can keep comments for now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS Level 1: Basic EMS response for non-life-threatening, low-acuity medical incidents; typically a single-unit BLS dispatch.
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Location mentioned:
Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309
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