Elderly woman treated for foot infection after fall, Pittsburgh PA
An elderly woman near Fordham Avenue fell and developed an infection in her foot. She also experienced confusion and difficulty breathing. Emergency services were dispatched and some units were later released after assessment.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Medic 2, it's code is an E0[1] call along with 26 engine in your area.
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Near Fordham Avenue for an (age withheld)-year-old female with a possible infection in her foot from a fall.
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You call her say she's confused and she's having trouble breathing.
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Here you guys.
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1862.
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29 engine on scene by a hydrant.
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Call 29 engine on scene on seal tide.
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Attention. Attention.
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23 engine on a fill for 26, zone 426, near Fordham Avenue.
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It's off this away.
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For an (age withheld)-year-old female that has some kind of infection in her foot from a fall.
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I've got a 23 engine, done a field for 26, 726,
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near Fordham Avenue, off at this away.
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For an (age withheld)-year-old female, the complaint says,
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has an infection in her foot from a fall.
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23 engine,
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EMS1,
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1850s. to do.
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Dispatch 28 engine.
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20-8 engine.
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Yeah.
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Did you return any other companies?
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This seems to be a false activation.
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We'll stick around.
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Let's see. No companies for 4-9 can return to quarters.
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4-9 companies can stand down and turn to quarters so many that it's going to handle.
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29 back in service.
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Yeah, Ford.
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There's a delay.
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Copy 29, back.
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The other company trying to get for Fordham, which one's going?
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26 engine.
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Copy, 26 engine.
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23 engine, you can stand down, 23 inch, stand down.
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26 is going to take the run.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
E0: Highest-priority, life-threatening medical emergency requiring immediate response from emergency services.
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Near Fordham Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15226
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