Person trapped in elevator with head bleeding at Wachovia Commons, Reading PA
Medical EmergencyAn individual was trapped in an elevator at Wachovia Commons near Penn Street in Reading with uncontrolled bleeding from the head, eye, and nose. The person refused medical assessment and transport. Rescue and fire units were dispatched and successfully removed the individual. The elevator was shut down for maintenance inspection.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention to the Wachovia Commons near Penn Street,
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in South 6th and South 7th Street in the farewell and ALS trauma 1507.
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Okay, apparently it's not engaging there, so I'm dropping it.
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If it's dropped, go do what you need to do.
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We're going to go to the floor and possibly an attic ladder.
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Okay.
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So it's between floors?
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That's correct.
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Okay, I'll be right up.
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All right to radio.
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Here, probably.
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The medicator is in route 15-207.
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LaCrovia Commons in the stairwell, a 60-year-old mid-pleading uncontrolled cell, bleeding from the eye-browning nose, also from the head.
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Callers and employee on site states the patient will not let anyone touch him to assess.
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Just they had called somebody and was initially trying to leave, however, is remaining on site now.
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It's stated to the...
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not want to go to the hospital and he'll be in the back near the stairs.
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All right, go ahead.
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Send me the rescue.
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I want to go ahead.
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Of course,
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you can dispatch the rescue 15-08.
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I want to 8.
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You get the rescue we have that they can have now.
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Attention Rescue 1 to 645 Penn Street from south 7th and south 6th streets.
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Assists Tower 1 on scene with a trial, lock, an elevator, 15 or 8.
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I'm confirming you have the victim out now.
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Correct.
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Medic 3 received, we can make RPDA aware, have them send,
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caller is stating the patient is trying to leave the stop down.
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Copy, is it a matter of the stop button or do we need to leave the shutdown?
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The Occupial says he did not hit the stop button and is between the floor, so a lot of suggestion would be to leave it all for now.
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Okay, is it a child?
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Negative.
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Young and old.
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Copy.
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Card to radio, cancel the rescue.
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We have the victim out.
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We're receiving.
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Cancel the rescue. The victim is out 1509.
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Radio to rescue one.
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Can copy the rescue.
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We receive units available, 1510.
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A2 platform.
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We don't need EMS, correct?
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Negative. We're coming down now.
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Radio of America 3, Harpity advice to send.
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1511. Thank you.
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Near Penn St, Reading, PA 19601
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