Elderly man reports chest pain then refuses care, Bedford MA
Medical EmergencyA 73-year-old man at an apartment near Hartwell Road reported feeling chest pain like a heart attack. Emergency responders arrived but the man refused all medical care and the incident was closed without treatment.
Audio|Source: Bedford Fire
02:40
Transcript:
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Attention.
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Engine 2A1.
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Engine 2 near Hartwell Road, apartment number one.
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For the 73-year-old male.
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Feels like he's having a heart attack.
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Engine 2A1,
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Near Hartwell Road.
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Apartment number one for the 73-year-old male reporting feeling like having a heart attack at 1538.
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A1 is on, Farland.
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A1 is on at 1540.
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Ladder 1 to fire alarms.
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Fire alarm answering, letter 1.
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All right, bye back.
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We're on for the run.
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Ladder 1 is on for the run at 1540.
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Still on for the Bedford Fire Department, Ladder 1A1, responding near Hartwell Road for the medical at 1540.
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All right, all right, one's unseen.
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A1, you're unseen at 1544, 14, 14, 1542.
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All right, can you just confirm the apartment?
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1542, sir.
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Here there, A1.
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We read. Lighter one to fire alarm.
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The other one.
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Off with the next, establishing Hartwell Command.
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One, you have Hartwell Command.
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One, you have Hartwell Command.
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And I have 1543.
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Harlow, command, fire alarm.
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The fire alarm,
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Residents have a change of heart.
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It's denying any and all medical care.
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Company is going to be clear, no duty, terminating command.
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Resident had changed his mind, no medical care at this time.
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All company is clear,
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1544.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hartwell Rd, Bedford, MA 01730
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