Teen male attempts suicide with knife wounds, Union Dale PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 16-year-old male in Harford Township attempted suicide by cutting his wrist with a knife. He has a history of prior attempts and had expressed suicidal thoughts. Emergency services responded directly to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Susquehanna County,
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to Uniondale Fire for QS, Pleasant Mount EMS, response near State Route 171 in Harford Township near State Route 374 and Mausoleum Road for a 16-year-old male suicide attempt, ALS priority.
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Susquehanna County, Uniondale Fire for QRS, Pleasant Mount EMS, response near State Route 171, Harford Township.
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near State Route 374 and Mausoleum Road for a 16-year-old male suicide attempt ALS priority.
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Respond on EMSOPS-2017.
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Point-town these Damascus forms.
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Back in 2018.
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Counting unit O-11.
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County unit O-11.
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The Lugland, counting, 283.
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Susquehanna County 283.
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We're on 283.
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We're responding.
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Does TSP wish us to stage out?
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Can you repeat?
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We're responding.
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Are we being requested to stage out or go and frighten for the scene?
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No request yet.
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I just transferred caller into PSP.
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I can call back and get more information for you.
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Just be advised, patient is a 16-year-old male who has had prior suicide attempts before. He's been expressing suicidal ideation to his friend through text as well as in person a couple of hours ago.
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He does have knives and he has split his wrist horizontally unsure if it's both or one wrist.
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10-4[1], please find out if they want us to stage out or go right in.
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10-4[1], standby for staging information, 2020.
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Ten, four, twenty, three out of service, twenty, twenty, one.
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Twenty-one.
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That's going on the county, two, plizumont, three.
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County, go ahead.
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Be advised.
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My partner has called PSP.
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They stated that if he has already split his wrist to continue in.
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10-4[1]. We're going to be responding right into the scene.
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10-4[1], responding right into the scene, 2022.
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Thank you.
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Susquehanna County to Uniondale, Fire for QRS, Barnes-Kaysen for Med 701.
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Respond near State Route 171 Harford Township, Second Tones for Uniondale QRS.
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Respond,
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Correction,
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Cross Streets of State Route 374 and Mausoleum Road for a 16-year-old male suicide attempt, ALS priority.
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Susquehanna County to Uniondale Fire for QRS, Second Tones, Barnes, Cason.
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Form MET 701, respond near State Route 171, Harford Township, near State Route 374 and Mausoleum Road for a 16-year-old male.
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Suicide attempt, ALS priority.
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Respond on EMS, not 2024.
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Atlanta County, 283.
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Getting on, 283.
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On scene.
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104 on scene, be advised I did just dispatchment 7-1 and second attempt for ALS.
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104, thank you.
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104, 2025.
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County, Newdale 11.
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County on Uniondale 11.
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Can you confirm the address for me? 10-4[1].
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It's going to be near State Route 171 in Harford Township.
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Cross streets are near State Route 374 and Mausoleum Road.
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...on-long, County.
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County on 701.
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Go on the way.
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Ten for in route.
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Be advised.
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Patient is a 16-year-old male.
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He has multiple suicide attempts.
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He did cut his wrist horizontally with a knife as far as known.
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Caller was a third party stated that he is bleeding at this time but has not taken any drugs or alcohol.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
PA-171, Union Dale, PA 18470
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