Two elderly patients treated on North Street, North Reading MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a medical call on North Street in North Reading for an elderly woman who experienced a fainting episode and became disoriented. A second elderly patient was also reported on scene. One patient received basic life support care, and another was treated with advanced life support assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex and Essex Counties Fire
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01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm from North Street Command.
00:04
Answering North Street Command.
00:11
Even getting a plus unit to this location.
00:13
Syncopal episode, altered.
00:20
Requesting ALS 10-10.
00:30
Fire alarm, actually BLS on scene.
00:34
BLS on scene.
00:36
10-4[1].
00:44
Bowling to fire, North Reading A2.
00:48
North Reading A2?
00:52
We're responding at North Street.
00:57
North Reading A3, you're onto North Street at (number withheld).
01:01
North Reading, we have an elderly female syncopal episode now altered.
01:07
Do have a BLS action on scene also.
01:13
All right, (name withheld), we have the update.
01:14
I'm going to be coming in through Concord Street, so if they don't delay transport, I can hook up from there.
01:21
All right, via Concord Street.
01:29
Fire alarm from North Street, come in.
01:33
Answering North Street, come in.
01:38
We're going to have two patients here, both elderly.
01:41
Male is going with BLS action and we're awaiting North Reading for the female.
01:48
We have that, two patients.
01:50
One going BLS with action.
01:52
One will be North Reading.
01:53
10-18[2].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
[2]
10-18: Urgent; complete assignment quickly / expedite
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