85-year-old man with chest pains refuses transport

Heard on: Taylor WV Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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Taylor Healthcare Center, (number withheld) Hospital Plaza, Grafton.

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Cardiac Company, 40 EMS response.

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Taylor Healthcare Center, two hospital plaza in Grafton, cardiac company for EMS has been alerted.

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Twenty 03:29 .

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Forty nine.

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Responding Taylor Healthcare Center, 49 , 2330 .

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49, you're responding to an 85-year-old male having chest pains.

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Just came within the last 5 min .

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It's happened approximately three to four times in the last hour.

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Recent history of infection,

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amputation of his toe and a wound back.

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Also, heart failure.

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It's going to be in bed A in (number withheld).

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Hi, actually.

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Headquarters 49.

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Go ahead.

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Taylor Healthcare Center called back in, advised that the 85-year-old male is refusing to go.

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Advise you can cancel.

2026-09-13 20:29 UTC

Medical Emergency

Hospital Plaza, Grafton, WV 26354

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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a healthcare facility in Grafton for a reported 85-year-old man with chest pains. The patient reportedly had a history of heart failure and recent infections and was in a specific room. The facility later reported that the man was refusing transport, and the responding unit was told to cancel the call.