Multiple pediatric patients declined transport at Penn Hills, Pittsburgh PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders addressed a call involving several young children. The mother declined transport for two two-year-olds who waited for a second ambulance. One unit transported one child back to the residence, while the other unit prepared to transport the other two children to the hospital near East Hills and Frankstown in Penn Hills Township.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh EMS Dispatch - Channel 1
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05:54
Transcript:
00:00
A 5-2 from medic 11.
00:05
I do have 48 for one there.
00:08
Are you comfortable enough to return or do you want to continue to the hospital?
00:15
I mean, we can definitely return.
00:17
The only thing is to transport two more two-year-olds, we don't have the means to do so.
00:22
We could take, like, one more, but we would still need 48.
00:26
So it's up to you.
00:27
I'm at East Hills and Frankstown Avenue just waiting to see what to do.
00:32
That's coffee. If you can head back to the residence, and I do have, I'm not going to cancel 48.
00:36
They're going to go out there as well.
00:39
48 if you can respond to, and then,
00:43
you know, do you...
00:44
best to split them up.
00:53
Base five and two.
00:57
Five and two.
01:00
Do you want them all on one call or do you want to use a two separate calls since they've called in twice for a number-wise?
01:06
Two separate calls, please.
01:16
5,
01:17
clear Presby.
01:20
Okay.
01:27
Medigateeval for clear, Presby.
01:31
Copy.
01:34
Please find it too.
01:39
Bobidivine.
01:41
We'll look at the pending call for Divita dialysis, I'm sorry.
01:44
This is the same patient.
01:45
We were already there for that had her foot stuck in the van that they did not transport.
01:50
She didn't want to go.
01:53
Probably that's how you take one.
01:55
Okay.
02:03
The 46 was back.
02:07
Copy. Okay,
02:09
5-02, I'll give the Vito a call.
02:17
May I log the earlier call in there as well for you?
02:22
Copy, base.
02:36
Medic 11.
02:37
Yeah,
02:38
I know you're busy, but you just put us back on this call and then I'll put us in route when we're heading back to children's.
02:46
Yeah, I'll put you back out at the address and then you and 48 are going to have separate numbers because she called it a second time, so he went up separated.
02:55
Yeah,
02:56
that works. I'm pulling up on scene here now.
02:58
Okay.
03:00
Copy.
03:01
Phase 502.
03:05
5-02.
03:09
The four authorities requesting Wood Street's 6th Avenue, or Highland Talk, C-Mount, once the medics.
03:16
Copy that, standby.
03:19
Copy that, standby. Copy.
03:25
Okay.
03:27
This batch, medic, medic.
03:30
Ten.
03:37
This is going to be a no-transport.
03:41
You can clear us from a woods run.
03:43
Hold us on a D.C.
03:47
Copy. Okay.
03:58
She's all the five.
04:06
Bobbi 2.
04:07
2.
04:10
Yeah,
04:12
smoke to the Vita.
04:13
Want to assign a unit, they are unable to dializer, also with a somewhat low blood pressure and heart rate, so you can assign an ALS unit.
04:31
A's medic three.
04:36
Dr.
04:40
Dialysis, 930 Madison Avenue, Mediore's area.
04:43
72-year-old female, they're unable to dializer.
04:46
Low blood pressure, low heart rate.
04:52
Medics recall these you can show us in route from the station.
04:55
Yeah.
05:03
Medic 6 is a Presby.
05:07
Copy out, Presby 12127.
05:09
Medic 11.
05:15
Medic 11.
05:20
5x 11. Okay,
05:22
we arrived back on scene.
05:25
The other two-year-olds, their mother does not wish to have them transported with us.
05:32
So they're going to wait for 48 to arrive.
05:36
48 is going to have to transport both of them.
05:38
I tried my best here.
05:41
Copy. Five inches, you copy.
05:45
Probably do copy.
05:48
Let them get back and out the Children's.
05:51
Yep,
05:53
we're going to head back to Children's.
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Location mentioned:
Frankstown Rd & E Hills Dr, Penn Hills Township, PA 15235
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