Ambulance dispatched for EMS level 3 call near Forest Hill Dr, Fairfax VA
Medical EmergencyAn ambulance and fire engine were dispatched to a medical emergency near Forest Hill Drive and Cranible Street. Initial reports mentioned two patients with different ages and conditions: one with a hernia and another with knee pain. The correct case involves an 83-year-old patient with a hernia. The other patient's status was unclear at the time.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Ambulance 434, Engine 440,
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Bravo, Box 440-20[2], EMS Level 3[1], 432,
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Forest Hill Drive, 228, Cross Street, Cranible Street.
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Ambulance 434, Engine 440, on Channel 4, Bravo, Box 440-23[3], EMS Level 3[1],
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near Forest Hill Drive,
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228, Cross Street, Cranible Street.
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Fairfax engine 440.
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Engine 440.
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Was the wrong information in the first or is the second patient?
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Not exactly sure.
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I know it's two very different ages.
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I'm not sure they just duped it into the call.
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All right, we'll figure it up, thank you.
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259. ...in Citiate units working on scene of those sort of late on Kingsbridge callers.
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Callback, she thinks it's coming from unit number two, just like the area checked at 301.
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We're in apartment 102.
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Director, it's Heart 102.
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Fairfax, engine 440.
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Engine 440.
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So it is going to be the 83 with the hernia.
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If you want to figure out the 65 with the knee pain, if it's at the same place, you let me know.
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You're asking if it's at the same place?
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I mean, there were two totally different patients listed on the call.
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I'm just letting you know that the information with an 83-year-old with the hernia is the correct information.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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EMS Level 3: Emergency medical response level indicating higher acuity, typically requiring advanced life support and increased resources.
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Box 440-20: Dispatch box/response area identifier 440-20
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Box 440-23: Box area/alarm number identifying the geographic response area for the incident
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Location mentioned:
Near Forest Hill Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
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