Patient refuses to remove clothes, may have weapon at hospital, Anacortes WA
At Island Hospital emergency room 13, a patient refused to remove his clothes and may be armed. Hospital security and police are responding. The patient has been verbally aggressive with staff.
Audio|Source: Skagit County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Island Health in the ER room 13, and the (number withheld) patient on site who's refusing to remove his clothes, they're concerned, he may have a weapon on him.
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Very soon.
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(number withheld). Do you have a 23-Castic?
00:28
Go ahead.
00:32
Doesn't Island Health have security?
00:38
They do. They said security's not with the patient yet, but they're going to have them respond as well.
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He has been verbally aggressive with the staff that is with him.
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