Person found hostile and refusing help in stairwell, Asheville NC
Medical EmergencyA person was found lying in a stairwell on Frederick Street. The individual was alert but hostile, refusing to stand and kicking at emergency responders. Initial concerns about an overdose were updated to indicate the person was not in cardiac arrest.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Copy. You think I found our patient laying in the stairwell.
00:03
He must have responded emergency.
00:04
Number five, Frederick Street, off-truck talk, for an overdose.
00:08
Coms from 16, start me APD routine at this time, getting a little hostile with us.
00:13
CP4, respond emergency, Frederick Street, reference.
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Last unit.
00:21
Hey, this is CP2, is that Frederick Street traffic downtown? Ashwell?
00:26
It sure is.
00:27
It's right off Choctaw. It recommended CP4, but if you want to head to it, I'll send you that way.
00:31
Yep, yep, that's my district.
00:33
If you want to take her off and pop me on there, she'll be around, please.
00:37
I'm not sure why it's recommending CP4 on that.
00:40
You all may need to look into that.
00:41
I've spent them a couple of times today.
00:42
C.B4, I was directed, thank.
00:44
Communications, EMS[2]-21.
00:45
To a cardiac arrest, five Frederick Street if you want to head that way, soft chopped off.
00:49
That's permanent that I'll head that way.
00:50
Have that EMS[2] 9 , you copy direct, turn into a cardiac arrest.
00:54
Copy that. MSPNCOMs, we're going to be clear,
01:00
not needed.
01:01
Copy that clear not needed, 16.
01:02
Thompson 16, you can cancel fire.
01:04
104, you still need LEO[1]?
01:05
Yeah, she's not wanting to get up out of the stairwell and she won't let us get close to her, she's kicking at us.
01:10
But she's definitely alert and awake.
01:11
I'm Z89 will not be in arrest.
01:15
Pucket, the UNC is not an arrest.
01:17
CP2 on the scene.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
[2]
EMS: Medical Emergency
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Location mentioned:
Frederick St, Asheville, NC 28801
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