Medical aid called for cardiac arrest near Strecker Street, Ridgecrest CA
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Emergency responders were sent to a medical aid call near Strecker Street for a cardiac arrest. The patient was later considered likely beyond resuscitation, and the response was downgraded to urgent without lights or siren.
Audio|Heard on: Kern County Fire/Bakersfield Fire/USFS
Listen to dispatch call
00:33
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 83, Medical Aid, ECHO[1] near Strecker Street for cardiac arrest.
00:11
83 ECC.
00:14
Engine 83, ECC on Kern 1.
00:25
83.
00:27
Caller believes the patient is beyond resuscitation.
00:30
She will be waiting outside.
00:31
The response is now code 2[2].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ECHO: Highest-priority medical response for immediate life-threatening emergencies, such as cardiac or respiratory arrest.
[2]
code 2: Urgent, non-emergency response without lights or siren; proceed promptly while obeying all traffic laws.
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