Emergency at care home over self-harm threat, Staunton VA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a 48-year-old woman at Hillside Rest Home threatening to harm herself. The woman, who uses a wheelchair, said she intended to roll into the roadway. Rescue and law enforcement units were dispatched for assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Staunton Area Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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Stanton Rescue Five, near North Coalter Street, Hillside Rest Homes.
00:04
Psychological emergency.
00:16
It's on near North Coalter Street.
00:20
Just took a call for a female, forty-eight year old wheelchair bound.
00:23
Says that she wants to harm herself and roll herself out into the roadway.
00:28
We do have a rescue responding as well for transport if you need it.
00:35
Two.
00:37
Temple.
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One.
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Go ahead.
01:08
Four, you're responding to near North Coalter Street.
01:12
Hillside Rest Home, cross street Prospect Street, Sattler Boulevard.
01:16
Forty-eight year old female suicidal ideation.
01:19
She is wheelchair bound.
01:21
We do have law enforcement en route as well.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Coalter St, Staunton, VA 24401
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