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Sgt. Teunis:
Did.. .okay. . .and. . .and getting back.. .did you ask
her how they.. . they had to transport Lisa McPherson
up there. Now, obviously that was by vehicle but did. . . did they say that they had to pick her up or... you know. . .physically carry her?
Minkoff:
I. . .I didn’t. ..I didn’t ask them and I don’t know.
Sgt. Teunis: Okay. Umm.. .let me ask you a question as. . .as a
doctor maybe. But if. . . if I told you that Lisa McPherson was so sick that she had to physically be picked up and put into that vehicle, wouldn’t that be something you’d want to get her to the closest place for treatment?
Minkoff:
Uh. . .if I was there. . .depending on what it looked
like. . .I would want to get as closest place. I mean
I
would want to get her seen right away.
Sgt. Teunis:
Obviously.. .if somebody’s that ill where you have to
physically pick them up...
Minkoff:
Yeah.
Sgt. Teunis:
Okay. Umm. . .when it comes to that point.. .at least
me. . .and not having much in the medical background...
Minkoff: Right.
Sgt. Teunis: I would think that it’s time to get this person to
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the closest medical place possible. If not 911...
driving down the block to the closest hospital. Is that sorta like the normal standard of care? I... I.. .correct me if I’m wrong.
Minkoff:
Well, it.. .you know.. .if the person’s unconscious...
if they’re not breathing.. .if you have to lift them up.. .absolutely. If.. .you know.. .if they’re awake... if they’re breathing.. .they look sick but they’re weak.. .you know.. .maybe they’re. . .maybe driving them up there. .you know. . . forty minutes later was viable.

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