Female patient altered and refusing hospital transport at school, Pittsburgh PA


Emergency services responded to McKnight Elementary School for a female patient showing altered mental status, who refused hospital transport and insisted on driving herself. Medical staff requested urgent assistance to ensure patient safety.
Audio|Source: North Hills Police / Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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John It's in McCandless units, EMS is requesting a unit respond to the McKnight Elementary School EMS call, non-emergent.
00:16
They didn't give a reason why.
00:22
Thank you.
00:35
County 219, you can clear me out.
00:38
Copy, sir.
00:56
I don't know.
01:22
I'm going to be.
01:49
135 County.
01:51
They're a chip change. They're trying to get someone to come out there.
01:53
Do you have an update for them if they ask?
01:58
Yeah,
02:01
we have a female who's altered and refusing to go to the hospital insisting on driving.
02:06
So if you could just maybe start some emergent.
02:10
Copy.
02:17
Taney, 130 L3, show me on scene in Cumberland.
02:20
Copy Al3 in 1918.
02:25
McKnight Elementary, you can see I have a patient there.
02:28
That's alter level when wanting to drive for a vehicle.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cumberland Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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