Elderly woman becomes combative during medical call, Lackawanna County PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders were called to near Lakeview Drive for a 76-year-old woman who was unresponsive or confused. The patient later became combative with a caregiver, prompting a police officer to be sent to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Lackawanna & Wayne Counties Fire Dispatch & Operations
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
One county dispatching, ambulance 29, 1017, respond to near Lakeview Drive, 76-year-female, altered status, repeating.
00:11
Catching, ambulance 2-9, 1017, respond,
00:15
Near Lakeview Drive, 76-year-old female, altered status, cross streets are unknown in Winola Road.
00:22
I'm now 1617, switch up right on here.
00:35
Crossline, Chief.
00:38
With acceptance of what we have here, you can return the balance.
00:45
Lock off from Command 98.
00:48
Command 98.
00:51
With who's on Steam, you can return everyone else in service.
00:57
10% everyone else that's not on Steam.
01:04
593 chief is the 3-A ladder I've seen there yet or not?
01:11
Mr.
01:21
That's a negative.
01:28
Do you want to work to a...
01:38
Thank you, One County.
01:40
All you just, Glamara, National Boulevard.
01:42
You're not already on seating for return to service.
01:45
All you just not already on scene, Levin, Glover, National Boulevard, you can go back up,
01:49
1618.
01:54
There are a lot, we're about one.
01:57
That's four.
01:59
All right, 98 command, EMS as well.
02:01
Back up.
02:05
Yeah, you return to them as well.
02:09
Okay.
02:15
Ambulance 2.9, Penn, 28.
02:17
Just advising, I do have an officer on the way over to the residents there as well.
02:21
It sounded like the patient was becoming combative with the caregiver there on safety.
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Location mentioned:
Lakeview Dr, South Abington Township, PA 18411
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