Woman in custody shows medical distress at jail, Durham NC


A woman about 30 years old, arrested for trespassing, is showing signs of medical distress at the jail near S Mangum St. She is having trouble sitting up, is falling asleep, and cannot walk by herself. The jail requires hospital paperwork before accepting her. EMS was requested to evaluate and possibly transport her to the hospital.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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Go ahead, you got 25.
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And we're going to be out with a female, approximately 30 years of age.
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She was arrested earlier in the village for trespassing.
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When we got to jail, she's having a hard time sitting up.
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It appears to be falling asleep.
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Jail wants her to go to the hospital, get paperwork before they'll take her.
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We were going to take her, but now she is unable to walk by herself.
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So we are requesting your assistant to at least evaluate and see if we can safely take her to the hospital or if she needs to be transported by you.
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