Mental health transport for older wheelchair-bound female, Pittsburgh PA
Medical EmergencyAn older female patient with a valid 302 mental health order, who is partially wheelchair-bound, requires transportation by a wheelchair van. The patient is being taken for hospital clearance before proceeding to dialysis treatment. The location involves medical coordination and transport preparation.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
02:34
Transcript:
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112A.
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112A. All right, this female here does have a valid 302[1], but she is wheelchair-bound.
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She is going to have to be transported by an automatic wagon.
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Copy.
00:23
She's not completely wheelchair-bound, but she's older and she's not being transported, not going to please for her.
00:31
Copy. 318, 31112A.
00:35
Go ahead.
00:38
Does she have a wheelchair with her right now, I'm assuming?
00:47
That's correct, and it is her wheelchair.
00:51
It is.
00:52
Okay, we can get the wheelchair van from Zone 2.
00:55
She's probably going to need cleared.
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503.
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503.
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503. 503.
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An E3 call was just processed for the East End Health and Rehab Center on North Highland.
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It's for a 77-year-old female with her altered mental status.
01:22
It says alert, no pain.
01:25
They want her sent for testing.
01:28
So she's not at her baseline.
01:31
You want me start somebody for that or hold it?
01:39
Copy.
02:00
Zone 1 has a 302[1] that needs transported,
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but they need the wheelchair van.
02:08
Would you be able to go get it and start to the DaVita Dialysis that transport this female?
02:15
Two-10 copies.
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2.80 bid.
02:23
280.
02:24
Okay,
02:25
I actually start 26A and one of the Zone 1 units will jump in with the wheelchair van because I believe they're going to be going to the hospital for clearance first and then we'll work her from there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
302: Involuntary mental health commitment under Pennsylvania law (Section 302, Mental Health Procedures Act).
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Location mentioned:
Near Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
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