Accidental activation of medical alarm in Altoona, Altoona PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders checked on a 75-year-old woman after a medical alarm was activated near West Chestnut Avenue in Altoona. The alarm was found to have been triggered accidentally.
Audio|Heard on: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
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Transcript:
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Once for medical, near West Chestnut Avenue out.
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Video (number withheld).
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Fletcher County, that eleven.
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Hi.
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11 is looking for a channel in Altoona, please.
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Med 5 to the med 5.
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Near Chestnut Avenue, apartment number one for a seventy-five-year-old female medical alarm activation.
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Patient contact made.
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One one's clear five.
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Thank you.
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They just spoke to their subscriber and stated it was accidental.
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Received, in service.
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Location mentioned:
W Chestnut Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
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