Medical transport requested for person with limited mobility, Durham NC
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, police requested medical transport for a person with limited leg mobility and high fall risk. The individual is under an involuntary commitment order and needed to be taken to Duke Regional Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
Hi, Medic 1.
00:01
It's PD.
00:02
I have IVC[1] paperwork for this individual.
00:06
The only issue is (name withheld) has very limited mobility of (his) legs and is a fall risk to the point where it's not very safe for us to transport (name withheld) in a police car.
00:17
I don't mind riding with y'all or following (name withheld) behind, whichever you prefer.
00:21
But I just need transport to Duke Regional so that I can get (name withheld) IVC[1]'d.
00:27
Copy that, no worries.
00:28
We're coming from regional, so it'll be a few.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
IVC: Involuntary commitment (mental health) transport
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Location mentioned:
N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704
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