Medical alarm triggers forced entry at Perrysville Ave apartment, Pittsburgh PA


Fire units responded to a medical alarm at an apartment on Perrysville Avenue. No contact was made with the resident despite calls. The alarm is usually false but repeated. Concern for the resident's welfare led police to force entry to check on her condition. The resident was last known to be conscious and breathing, and staff had given her water recently. Attempts to contact her by phone were unsuccessful.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
38-engine 308 engine only is 0123-123, near Perrysville Avenue, apartment number 4, medical alarm, no patient contact.
00:09
Again, 38-8 engine, 38-8 engine only zone 123, near Perrysville Avenue, apartment number 4, medical alarm, no patient contact.
00:18
13-10.
00:27
3 engine, 3 engine only.
00:29
Zone 225, 1st responder.
00:31
It's going to be the pre-tees, 2701 N Avenue, 21-year-old female fainted.
00:38
They do have her currently listed as conscious and breathing.
00:44
Again, this is for a 300, 3-E engine only, Zone 225, 2701, 10 Avenue, which is breathe,
00:51
for a 21-year-old female who fainted.
00:55
Caller his third party said that staff gave her water as she is currently conscious.
01:04
DMS response at 13-2.
01:14
6-chucks, 6-chuk only zone 223, first responder, 1st responder, Stanley Gardens,
01:18
380-90 Bigelope Boulevard.
01:20
Department number is 8333-885-year-old mail, shortness of breath.
01:24
Again, says Chuck, 6-truck, only zone 223, first responder to the Shemly Gardens, 3890 Bigelope Boulevard Department 333,
01:32
83, 85-year-old mail, shortness suppress.
01:34
AMS response, 1311.
01:47
All right, do you want company, said they have still not been able to get a hold of the female who loves that.
01:52
It is a helm-based unit.
01:54
I hired it.
01:56
It comes in pretty much once a week,
01:58
mostly false.
02:00
About two weeks ago, she was sick.
02:03
That's about all the information I have when they've exhausted their call list.
02:07
She didn't answer the phone.
02:08
Her key order said he has the phone and may not answer their phone.
02:13
Okay, you can stop police for a fourth century then.
02:18
All right, copy that.
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