Medical emergency reported at Ronald McDonald House
Medical EmergencyA person at the Ronald McDonald House was having difficulty breathing and stopped responding. Initially, the situation seemed urgent but was confirmed as a medical emergency.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
01:22
Transcript:
RatsDU-30 confirm response, SOT3. R-C-30, confirm response, alpha-3. Sari, 10-4[2], this is 1-13[3] that the Cancer Society, it's actually an EMS[1] call for breathing problem. They're responding. 10-4 to close R-13. 10-4 did, do it. Do they need our assistance for anything? The VMs need our business for anything? I'll ask them. It came in as a 13 because it was a phone call and it sounded like people were panicking and then the line decedes the call-taker put in at the signal 13. But then they called back and got the EMS call at it. Oh no, 1040, 10563. 2121 Southwest 16th Street, (name withheld) House. 2.121 Southwest 16th Street, (name withheld) House. Caller advised that the patient will be down there to therapy and will stop responding to a call taker. Callers then advise that they're taking the patients themselves is disconnected. No other information available. Caller is no longer the line next door to ours.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
[3]
13: Suspicious Incident (initial signal, later clarified as medical)
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 16th St, Gainesville, FL 32608
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