Woman injured while rescuing cat stuck in air conditioner, Morgantown WV
Medical EmergencyA woman tried to rescue her cat trapped in an air conditioner at a residence near Globe Avenue. During the rescue attempt, the cat attacked her causing injuries. She also had trouble turning the air conditioner off. Emergency medical services were dispatched to assist her.
Audio|Source: Monongalia County Fire and EMS
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Trematic 623 Traumatic Injury near Globe Ave
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Trematic Injury near Globe Ave
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Trematic 623, Time Alerted, 1255.
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Medics 623, you can stand down.
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She advised she doesn't want EMS, just sneaks help with the cat.
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Medics 623, call you.
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Company Wines, this person, near Globe Ave.
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Company 1, assist person,
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near Globe Ave.
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Time alerted, 553.
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Mack, 131.
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Go ahead.
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Company 3, you want to handle that, please.
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For your Bison, we're able to gain contact with the city 100% in our representative.
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That's received.
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Okay,
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tell me to raise your phone.
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That's received.
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1257.
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Back on ladder one.
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Washington Traffic Revise.
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Back,
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a lot of ones in the Brown, the Mountain View Elementary, special detail.
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That's received.
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Dr. B.
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B-2-3 Traumatic 623 Traumatic Injury near Globe Ave.
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Medic 623 Traumatic Injury, near Globe Ave.
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Time alerted, 1259.
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1259. 1259.
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Good one, station two days.
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Back at EMS-1's on scene on scene.
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Thirteen other hours.
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Come back, ambulance six three two will be on the scene.
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Thirteen hundred hours.
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Back, come here, sir.
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Go ahead.
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You have anything further?
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We are sending EMA as she advised now she does need help with the cuts.
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Her cat (name withheld) stuck in the air conditioner.
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She attempted to help it out and it attacked her attempting to get out.
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You can still hear the background screaming.
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She then attempted to turn on the air conditioner and could not get it turned off.
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What else? Cat? Oh, (name withheld) stuck in the air conditioner? Whenever she attempted to assist getting out, it attacked her.
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She then has attempted to turn on the air conditioner.
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Now cannot get it off, correction, cannot turn the air conditioner off without getting attacked.
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We have EMS en route for her.
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Location mentioned:
Globe Ave, Morgantown, WV 26501
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