Medical alert triggered by elderly woman with no response, Philippi WV


A medical alert was triggered by a 79-year-old woman near Elk Street. Emergency responders were unable to make contact with her or a secondary person who was called. They considered forced entry and requested law enforcement and fire department assistance.
Audio|Source: Barbour County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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BMS Respond, near Elk Street, 79-year-old female medical alarm.
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Section 16, second alert, station 17, first alert, 0014.
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5'3s respondent.
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553, have you responding.
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At 018,
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2, near Elk Street,
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a 79-year-old female,
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caller advised, she pressed her emergency button, and they were unable to make contact.
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I attempted contact with no luck.
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They did advise a secondary person to call.
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I also had negative contact with them.
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10-4[1], go ahead and send law enforcement and or fire departments if someone can make contact with them.
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I'm familiar with the patients.
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10-4[1]. We are able to respond to near Elk Street to SSEMS.
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And Barbara, I'll be in route, what is the, where the DECO.
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We received a medical emergency alarm.
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We are unable to make contact with the alarm holder.
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They did advise a secondary person to call.
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We were unable to make contact with them as well.
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Do they need that door kicked in possibly?
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Potentially, if you want to switch a law, I can tell you more.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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Location mentioned:
Near Elk St, Philippi, WV 26416
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