Elena nodded. “The woman who said her neighbor is dying but refuses to go to the hospital.”
Rachel exhaled slowly. They had already explained twice that emergency services could transport the man if he agreed, but the caller insisted he wouldn’t leave his house. Apparently he had been a veteran who distrusted hospitals and refused to be admitted no matter how sick he became.
“What are his symptoms again?” Rachel asked.
Elena checked the notes she had scribbled earlier. “Severe coughing, difficulty breathing, high fever, and he collapsed this morning but refused help.”
Rachel sighed. “Then he needs a hospital.”
“I told her that.”
Elena hesitated before continuing. “She said he keeps asking for a doctor… but he refuses to call an ambulance.”
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