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Incident #79857

Ambulance Dispatch:
Cleveland Ambulance, what's your emergency?

Caller:
Yes, I need a, this is The Center for Women's Health, 11710 Shaker Boulevard, and we need an ambulance please for a young lady going to University Hospital Emergency.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, your telephone number is?

Caller:
216-XXX-XXXX

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay. What exactly is going on there Mam?

Caller:
Well, this is an abortion clinic.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay.

Caller:
I guess that she's bleeding, I was just told to call you guys.

Ambulance Dispatch:
What's her age approximately?

Caller:
What's her age? I don't even know who typed this. I would say 20.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Twenty something year old female?

Caller:
Yeah.

Ambulance Dispatch:
And she is conscious and breathing?

Caller:
Yeah.

Ambulance Dispatch:
But she's bleeding correct? She's having a vaginal bleed right now Mam?

Caller:
Yes, I'm assuming that's what it is, I don't know.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Has she already had the abortion?

Caller:
Hold on a minute.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay.

Caller:
Hello, Sir?

Ambulance Dispatch:
Yes.

Caller:
The doctor's on the line with University now, I guess informing them, so I don't know. Can you just send the ambulance?

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, yeah, I had to ask those questions Ma'am, okay?

Caller:
Yeah, she is breathing.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, and she is alert then correct?

Caller:
Yes she is.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Is she breathing normal?

Caller:
She's breathing normal, yes.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, she doesn't have a bleeding disorder or anything like that does she? Do you know?

Caller:
Not that I know of.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, hold on Ma'am while I give all of this information to the paramedics. Don't hang up.

Caller:
Okay

Caller:
Do you want to talk with her doctor?

Ambulance Dispatch:
No, that won't be necessary. She's still breathing normal correct?

Caller:
Yes, she's breathing.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, if her condition worsens… (cut-off)

Ambulance Dispatch:
She's with the doctor right?

Caller:
Hold on.

Caller (doctor):
Yeah, this is Dr. Reddick. She's stable, she's fine. She an obese lady around 30 years old. I did a second trimester abortion. She has a laceration on the cervix, at three o'clock on the cervix. I placed a stitch and she has vaginal packing, she's stable. I just can't stop the bleeding because I can't see what I'm doing and I want her out of here.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, no problem, the paramedics are already in route Sir.

Caller (doctor):
Come to the back door.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Okay, if you could have your people out there for the ambulance we'd appreciate that.

Caller:
Thank you.

Ambulance Dispatch:
Thank you.