Medical responders find unresponsive person near Burnside St, Portland OR
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a possible cardiac arrest at the Blackburn Center Apartments near East Burnside Street. CPR was performed, but responders later confirmed the person appeared deceased with signs of rigor mortis. Dispatchers mentioned a prior incident involving a possible overdose that may have been related, though details remain unconfirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
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One echo cardiac arrest at the Blackburn Center Apartments,
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near East Burnside Street.
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Unit 411 responding on Ops One.
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Engine Seven, Medic Three, Priority One-Echo cardiac arrest working on CPR.
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Blackburn Center Apartments, near East Burnside Street.
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Unit 413 responding on Ops Four and Tac Fifty Nine.
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(name withheld).
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Got a black ring, please.
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Tell me how long you took their position for CPR.
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Thank you.
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Thanks for it.
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You know,
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Chopper copies. Do we have any of an overdose?
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They thought the person was already deceased, but they're warm to the touch.
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So actually,
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Stand by.
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That's true. I switched to a cold one.
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Yes.
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This is a call from November 19 where somebody attempted suicide via overdose.
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So it is possible that could be related.
01:21
We got it.
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Seven conducting exterior search of police station.
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Who is we?
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Not on the snap,
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I am not sleeping.
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Eighteen thirty-two, you received.
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We'll be clear.
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Eight forty-two.
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Three or four steps to the hood, please.
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That hood is green.
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Stage somewhere while I find where this is at.
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One twenty-eight and 70 echo, southeast 100 in Maine.
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One twenty-eight got you echo at eight forty-three.
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North citywide, you can disregard the blinker request.
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I had to check them due to drug use.
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Copy.
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Dispatch to M 203.
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There are a couple of barricades going to be in northeast.
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Sector one conducting patrol to the bridge shop.
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Three hundred on scene.
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Three hundred on scene.
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Copy, boy forty-four.
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Twenty-seven hundred North Ames work.
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Twenty-seven hundred North Ames work.
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Do you have one copy?
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Lurie, I missed that.
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Can you come again?
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You go ahead and get them to me.
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North. I won't do north.
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For all responders on scene at the Blackburn Center, we just got confirmation on the patient's condition.
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Appears that they've been.
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The patient is experiencing rigor mortis.
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We're getting PLA started.
Disclaimer:
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:
E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97216
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