Patient combative during medical emergency at hospital, Taunton MA
Medical EmergencyA patient at Taunton State Hospital became combative during a medical emergency. The elevators were not working, so staff had to carry the patient down the stairs. State Police were called to assist due to the patient's behavior.
Audio|Source: Taunton Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 4, Medic 4,
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respond to 60 Hodges Ave, Taunton State Hospital.
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It's going to be in the rap program.
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We lift the Chambers building.
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It's going to be, it sounds like,
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difficulty handling. Our call got caught off.
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Engine 4, Medic.
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Taunton State Hospital, 60 Hodges Ave.
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It's going to be in the rap program.
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Difficulty ambulating.
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This is command.
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None of the keys I have are fitting this pole station. I said a few brought out here.
01:03
Okay,
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we need to be in the non-sponsal. We'll fit it.
01:35
Being medical, you're following attention for Tung City, (number withheld), a draft program. It's going to be in the RAP program.
01:45
Unknown medical callers cut off, but it sounds like it was going to be difficult to be ambulating.
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Come in.
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Engine 5, command.
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Command's on.
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We got in, you can try to reset and see if we can up and hang it can hold.
02:29
That falls on scene.
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Receive floor on scene, Tom State.
02:40
Sorry, dispatch, dispatchment, we're going to take that call with us.
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We're going to take that call with us.
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We're going to receive, MediG1.
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You're responding to 60 Hodges Ave.
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Dispatch, latitude's off of the center.
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Dispatchment, 4.
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Thank you for your message.
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Yeah,
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we got a very combative person here.
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Elevators are down.
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We have to bring him down the stairs.
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You notify State Police to show up here.
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Ray State 4, Notifying State Police.
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Do we know what actual building that is?
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Yeah, it's going to be the glass building.
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Just how it's coming to the main entrance.
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We receive main entrance.
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Unified from command.
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We're all set. We can return.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hodges Ave, Taunton, MA 02780
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