Medical call canceled after false alarm at apartment, Taunton MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to near Cottage Street, apartment 1, for a person having difficulty breathing. The call was later canceled after it was clarified that the alert was accidentally activated by a child playing with a medical alert pendant.
Audio|Heard on: Taunton Fire Operations
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01:21
Transcript:
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Engine 4, Medic 2, near Cottage Street, apartment number 1 for medical.
00:07
Engine 4, Medic 2,
00:10
Near Cottage Street, apartment number 1 for medical.
00:14
13-34.
00:15
Good message, 9.
00:17
1,0 for 1, 17.
00:20
4,000.
00:22
4 that responded on team.
00:24
Engine 9 from dispatch.
00:29
Engine 9 answering.
00:33
Sir, we just had a call from the monitoring company.
00:37
The prescriber called the monitoring company and let them know that their granddaughter was playing with the pendant and accidentally activated it.
00:44
You can stand down.
00:47
Engine 9 receives, we'll be returning.
00:52
Thank you, sir.
00:54
Nine to me returning.
00:55
Medic 1, excuse me, do you copy that?
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Medic 1, we copy.
01:00
Standing down.
01:01
We copy. Standing down.
01:04
That's me.
01:06
Gosh, four is on.
01:11
Engine 4, Medic 2, near Cottage Street, apartment number 1.
01:16
It's going to be for a party with difficulty breathing,
01:19
buddies.
01:21
Boise.
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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:
Cottage St, Taunton, MA 02780
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