Possible overdose at Porter Street with patient refusal, Savannah GA
Emergency responders were called near Porter Street for an unconscious person suspected of overdose. The patient was treated on scene but refused hospital transport. The patient planned to be taken home by a family member after evaluation.
Audio|Source: Chatham County Fire
02:49
Transcript:
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Dispatch engine 5, respond near Porter Street for an unconscious fainting urgent call.
00:06
Respond on Fireground 5.
00:08
Engine 5, respond near Porter Street, apartment T.
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Cross of Gwinnett Street, Chamber Street, for an unconscious fainting urgent call.
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Respond on Fireground 5, Fireground 5.
00:26
Copy it here.
00:27
I have one suspected overdose.
00:28
I'm going to start working on her here.
00:33
Are we able to get the ambulance back there or the truck or anything?
00:41
Definitely no ambulance.
00:43
Um,
00:44
Just the gurney for now, I don't even know if you'll be able to get that back here.
00:49
I got back here in my truck.
00:53
I'm just going to come back with a backboard and if it's that money back there we can just carry the unresponsive one out.
01:00
Ten,
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four, I'm hoping the fixers.
01:11
I'm gonna just such trying to me know something.
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Sorry.
01:28
Engine 5 is on scene.
01:30
I've got the stand of police on the scene, going to establish Porter Street Command, one does the gate flies.
01:39
How do we get to command?
01:40
Go ahead, come here.
01:44
The gentleman has been checked out complaining of neck and back pain.
01:47
We're going to get a refusal here shortly.
01:49
He does not want to go to the hospital by him or his brother is going to take him after everything gets cleared up here.
01:59
My copy, sir.
02:09
Command, it is about show PD leaving the scene.
02:16
Vision content has been made.
02:34
We've got one patient refusal.
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All vehicles are still drivable.
02:38
You can put all full fire units back in service, clearing fire ground four, terminate program.
02:45
Copy it. Take your patient refusal, all units back of service, terminate command, fire ground four clear at 1930.
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Location mentioned:
Porter St, Savannah, GA 31415
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