Patient refuses medical assistance after lift assist, Old Forge PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders completed a lift assist call and were dispatched to another location near Apollo Circle, Old Forge, where the patient later declined medical transport. The medic unit proceeded to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and returned to service after the refusal.
Audio|Heard on: Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
01:19
Transcript:
00:00
We're clear with the lift assist only.
00:01
We'll be taking whatever call just came in.
00:06
10-4[1], it's going to be near Apollo Circle.
00:09
Cancel out 9.
00:15
Medic 33.
00:18
We're at the prison.
00:22
10-4[1], (number withheld).
00:28
(number withheld) through (number withheld) to Seneca (number withheld).
00:36
Hi, medic three.
00:41
Medic three.
00:44
Medic three is en route to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
00:47
Ten four, medic three to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, (number withheld).
00:55
Plus (number withheld) this time.
00:58
County 25 alpha.
01:02
County.
01:05
Twenty five alpha, something.
01:08
(number withheld).
01:14
Twenty eight back in service. The patient refused service at (number withheld).
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.
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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:
Apollo Dr, Old Forge, PA 18518
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