Medical response to autistic teen who hit head at group home, Mankato MN
Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a 17-year-old nonverbal autistic male at a group home near 521st Ln who hit his head after refusing medication. The individual also refused transportation to the hospital, so responders worked to convince him to accept care. Fire personnel waited to enter until deputies arrived.
Audio|Source: Blue Earth and Faribault Counties Sheriff, Police and EMS
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Transcript:
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6,600. I'm just pulling the driveway here.
00:10
Do you have an update unseen? I just turned my radio on.
00:20
No one's on scene yet.
00:23
I'm on scene right now.
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What do we have going on here? All I suppose it was on the Act of 9-1-1.
00:35
Called in by staff at the group home,
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the nonverbal autistic 17-year-old ended up hitting their head after refusing to take meds, refused to go to the ER on his own, so they have to have ambulance come and try and convince him.
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Vernon Center Fire is staging until deputies can get on scene.
00:55
I do not have anybody on scene at this time.
00:58
This is 4872.
01:00
I am on scene right now, but I'm in the fire department.
01:04
Yep, I'm just letting you know what the rest was going on.
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10-4[1], I appreciate it.
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I want you just have Fire and Rescue staging in the driveway and all this stuff.
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You're quick.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Burnin Center Fire to...
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Bob.
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Are you saying it's safe to come in the driveway now?
01:35
Mail 3 landed.
01:40
Just pull into the drive, he'll go in and assess and he'll come back and let you know.
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Copy.
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Control RAPE, library.
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responding to near 521st Ln.
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We have 4872 on scene with Vernon Center.
02:11
601. I see a park just north of the driveway and the gravel road and just sit tight.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Location mentioned:
521st Ln, Vernon Center Township, MN
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