Person with suspected food poisoning at dorm near Vassar St, Cambridge MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/16/2025 01:19 PM

Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139

A 20-year-old person at a dorm near Vassar Street reported feeling ill with suspected food poisoning and requested medical help. Emergency services responded to assist.

Audio|Source: MIT Police and EMS

02:52

Transcript:

00:00

It held with the W-46, got a 20-year-old female complaining that she had, she was food poisoning.

00:09

She just has a headache right now.

00:12

It's going to be room near Vassar St.

00:18

Responding.

00:20

POSA-South.

00:21

Receip.

00:24

Free to Westcott.

00:28

Westcar.

00:33

If you're not close, I'm at Mass Ambassador, I can take that for you.

00:37

Thank you. I'm right here.

00:38

I'm pulling up down.

00:40

Where is that?

00:43

Until the MOTD-9.

00:46

I'm 99.

00:52

Respond over to W46 for a 20-year-old female conscious breathing.

00:58

Just complaining about she possibly was food poisoning.

01:04

Okay,

01:07

control.

01:08

Control time.

01:11

Received, responding W46 for the food poisoning.

01:14

You have brow in it?

01:19

Not as right now, I have the MRT 9 on the way.

01:22

She said it's not as urgent, but she wants MRT 9 to come check her blood pressure.

01:32

Calvin?

01:46

We knew Vassar, uh, dorm, but what's the room number?

01:51

I apologize. It's going to be room near Vassar St.

01:59

Control. I'm on.

02:12

I'm on arrival. I'm on arrival.

02:15

Percy.

02:17

Officer Barrett on the air?

02:23

Yes, sir.

02:25

I'm having trouble with my radio.

02:26

I just got off the yellow weather and I don't think I had any reception.

02:30

Do you need me to come up or you want me to stand by downstairs?

02:38

Coming to the west car?

02:41

Westcar.

02:45

Why don't you head in there with her since she's having radio issues?

02:51

Received.

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