Medical responders forced entry to reach patient, Lincoln NE
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and medical teams responded to a medical emergency near A Street in Lincoln. The patient was unable to get out of bed, and responders had to force entry through the rear door to reach them.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln Fire and Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8 to Medic 8 on Tac 3.
00:07
Can you repeat that?
00:12
If you're coming from the 22nd Street side, I'm coming through the alley.
00:16
You'll see our rig; we left your space.
00:20
Where?
00:25
Engine 8's patient size.
00:27
Sixteen thirty.
00:33
You need Medicaid.
00:36
Go ahead.
00:42
It's Medicaid Tac 3.
00:46
Medic 8 on Tac 3?
00:52
I'm just verifying the address, right?
00:57
Twenty-two twenty-four.
00:59
Correct, near A Street.
01:04
Understood.
01:09
Engine 8 dispatch, Tac 3.
01:15
Go ahead. Contacted the caller.
01:18
Apparently we weren't able to get in, so we're not quite patient-side yet.
01:23
Received. I will double check with our call taker and see if they can come back.
01:32
Dispatch to Engine 8.
01:35
Go ahead.
01:41
Just to clarify, you should be able to enter through the rear door at the alley with the light on.
01:54
Understood, we're back here.
01:56
We cannot get this door open.
01:57
It's locked from the inside.
01:59
Do you have contact with the patient?
02:03
Yes, we're still on the phone.
02:04
They're unable to get out of bed.
02:11
To location, patient five.
02:17
Sixteen thirty.
02:19
Dispatch to Engine 8, sounds like the patient can hear you knock.
02:22
That door is supposed to be unlocked.
02:24
If it's locked, that's the only door to access them.
02:30
We're trying to force the door right now.
02:33
See if they can get up and unlock it.
02:38
That would be great. Otherwise, we'll have to pop the door.
02:42
Received.
02:46
The patient is unable to get up but says you can force entry.
02:56
Engine 8, the patient is going to try to walk to you.
03:05
If you can get to us, that would be appreciated.
03:10
They're going to try what they can.
03:18
Dispatch,
03:19
You can still both Engine 8 and Medic 8, patient five.
03:22
All right, six and thirty-seven.
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