Paramedics delayed reaching patient due to broken doorbell, Chicago IL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel tried to reach a patient at an apartment near East 82nd Street in Chicago. Entry was delayed because of a broken doorbell, but the patient agreed to come downstairs to meet responders. Another unit, Truck 18, also reported assisting a sick person near West Garfield.
Audio|Heard on: Cook IL EMS Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:9
Transcript:
00:00
All right, thirty-seven.
00:01
We're near East 82nd Street.
00:02
You have (name withheld) either buzz us in or come down.
00:07
Thirty-seventy-one.
00:08
Did you catch that?
00:10
Oh yes, we're trying to call back right now.
00:13
Okay, because their bell is not working.
00:16
All right, thirty-seventeen.
00:17
(Name withheld) said they are coming down.
00:18
That it is broken.
00:21
Okay, thank you so much, sir.
00:23
You guys.
00:24
All right, thirty-seven.
00:26
No one has come to the door.
00:28
We're still waiting outside.
00:30
All right, thirty-six, thirty-six.
00:36
Thirty-six,
00:37
Thirty-six.
00:39
Truck 18 is on the scene with a sick person near West Garfield.
00:44
Okay, truck 18 is on scene with somebody sick.
00:47
Near West Garfield.
00:50
They were there initially for a well-being check.
00:54
Message received.
00:56
All right, thirty-seven two times are now going straight to voicemail.
01:00
Are you up there?
01:02
No one has come outside.
01:05
We'll wait a couple more minutes and then we'll just return.
01:08
Okay, I'll try again.
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Location mentioned:
E 82nd St, Chicago, IL 60619
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