Passenger in wheelchair tips over boarding bus, Johnstown PA
Medical EmergencyA passenger in a wheelchair tipped over while boarding a bus near Community College Wy. The passenger said they were okay but began acting out, leading EMS to dispatch an ambulance for evaluation and request additional staff for assistance.
Audio|Source: Cambria County Transit Authority - Urban Division
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Transcript:
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If you have the EMS Dibbatch to Penn Highlands, the man was trying to get on my books, so I put the ramp down and he was going up and he tipped over the side of it.
00:17
He keeps saying he's all right but he'll eat him up by myself.
00:29
Did you say he wanted an ambulance?
00:37
Can you say that again?
00:42
Just confirming, is the passenger all right and able to get up or is they request an ambulance?
00:49
No, he's saying he's okay, but he tipped over in his chair. It's been a right chair and I have, there's a guy here, I'm gonna see if he can give you a hand.
00:59
Hey,
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this is Portable One.
01:02
Dispatch an ambulance up there and please let the passenger refuse it, let them make a decision for us.
01:11
Copy that.
01:14
Thank you.
01:33
Yeah, say that again, just best he's starting, as he's kicking his chair, everything like it goes.
01:45
Portable nine, the bus 191, where is your location?
01:49
Near Community College Wy bus stop.
01:59
Bus 119, do you need me to come in to your location?
02:05
Yes, you could, because he's starting it. He's starting a fifth, and I'm not dealing with it.
02:13
Received. I can be there in approximately 10 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Near Community College Wy, Johnstown, PA 15904
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