Medical emergency at VA Hospital Bedford, Bedford MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency at the VA Hospital Building 78 Charlie in Bedford, Massachusetts. Dispatch reported an elderly male patient coughing up blood in the rehab unit. The patient was described as awake, alert, and breathing. Fire and EMS units established command upon arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Bedford Fire
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01:54
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Engine 2 and A2.
00:02
Engine 2 and A2 to the VA Hospital Building 78 Charlie, the rehab unit.
00:09
For the seventy-seven year old male,
00:12
coughing up blood.
00:13
Patient is awake, alert and breathing.
00:16
Engine 2 and A2 to VA Hospital Building 78 Charlie, the rehab unit for the seventy-seven-year-old male,
00:24
coughing up blood.
00:26
Patient is awake, alert and breathing.
00:39
A2 fire alarm.
00:42
Fire alarm answering A2.
00:45
A2 is responding.
00:48
A2 is reporting at (number withheld).
00:56
Engine two to fire alarm.
00:59
Fire alarm answering engine two.
01:02
Responding building 78.
01:06
Engine two is on and responding for building 70.
01:08
Still alarm for the Bedford Fire Department, engine 2A2 responding to the VA Hospital 78 Charlie for medical assistance.
01:26
A2, fire. A2 is going out.
01:30
A2 is going out at (number withheld).
01:40
Engine two to fire alarm.
01:44
Fire alarm, answering engine two.
01:47
On arrival, establishing VA command.
01:51
Engine two on arrival, establishing VA command.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
BEDF-023/027. -0062, Bedford, MA 01730
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