Patient injures self during psychiatric emergency, Bakersfield CA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a psychiatric emergency near Old River Rd in Bakersfield. A patient was reported to be hitting themselves. Paramedics from Truck 41 and Engine 41 assisted, and the patient was transported by ambulance to Mercy Southwest Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Kern County Fire/Bakersfield Fire/USFS
Listen to dispatch call
01:49
Transcript:
00:00
Psych issue.
00:06
Porterville 231, channel 0220.
00:13
Two three one Porterville.
00:19
Porterville, you can show me back in quarters.
00:24
I am Porterville copy (number withheld).
00:31
ECC, that'll be Truck 41, Engine 41.
00:35
Copy, Truck 41.
00:41
ECC, Truck 41 is there any indication of patient violence?
00:51
Stand by just one.
00:57
One ECC, bad.
00:59
The RP reported that the patient was hitting themselves.
01:02
BP has a call en route already.
01:09
Survive, you get complete.
01:10
This will be ambulance only.
01:17
Truck 41 on scene, right mill center.
01:20
Copy, clear the ambulance.
01:27
Catch a knife.
01:33
Make contact with Hall Ambulance and confirm which hospital they took the patient to.
01:41
How about that? Stand by.
01:47
Patient being transported to Mercy Southwest.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Old River Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93311
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