Female with liver disease confused, refuses EMS at home

Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Area four, need to respond (number withheld) Flint Ridge Trail.

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(number withheld) Flint Ridge Trail in Cascade.

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Area female patient, liver disease.

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Obtaining additional information from caller now.

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Okay.

00:27

Hey, (name withheld).

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Medic four, now.

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Twenty 01:18 .

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This is going to be (number withheld) Flint Ridge Trail in Cascade.

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CAD's not changing it on your active.

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You are talking to a 59 year old female with liver disease, fluid on the brain.

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She may decline to go with EMS, but he's advising that she is not in her right mind.

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Is needing medical care.

01:04

Call is also advised of.

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Officer, he may need to speak with a magistrate to get a medical order to have her treated.

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Thanks for copies.

01:29

Last traffic.

01:30

If you can just advise the sheriff's department, they don't have to respond yet.

01:33

We'll get on scene 1st .

2026-10-21 01:14 UTC

Medical Emergency

Flint Ridge Trail, Fancy Gap, VA 24328

Female with liver disease confused, refuses EMS at home

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a home near Flint Ridge Trail in Cascade for a 59-year-old woman with liver disease and fluid on the brain. The caller reported she might refuse medical transport but was not in her right mind and needed care. Law enforcement was advised they might be needed to speak with a magistrate about a medical order, but they were told not to respond until EMS arrived.

Female with liver disease confused, refuses EMS at home

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