Family refuses hospital transport for elderly cardiac arrest, Barrington IL


A 96-year-old woman in cardiac arrest was not conscious or breathing. Her family refused to allow hospital transport and medical staff were asked to leave. They were working on a do not resuscitate (DNR) order.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch and RED Center
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1245, you're headed off to the AML's call 919 with Panorama Drive. 62-year-old with chest pain that's there alone. Chest pain is in a headache for the past week. Cross streets are quitting, road. 919 with Panorama Drive, unit 111-1, apartment 111. 11. 7, Battalion 38, engine 39. You're going to be staging for police. It sounds like there's a bit of a family issue. The family did.
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kick out medical staff and are working on getting a DNR. Do not want the patient transported to the ER. This is 96-year-old female, not conscious, not breathing. Cross streets are Bateman Road. 363. Bateman Circle South, Unit Fuse and Boy.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bateman Cir, Barrington, IL 60010
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