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凯特琳·伊莱克 政治记者
凯特琳·伊莱克是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻网驻华盛顿特区的政治记者，此前曾供职于《华盛顿考察家报》和《国会山报》，并入选2022年美国国家新闻基金会保罗·米勒华盛顿报道奖学金项目。
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华盛顿讯——据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻获得的一份公开急救调度录音显示，就在共和党参议员米奇·麦康奈尔上月住院的同一天清晨，急救人员曾前往他的住所，处置一名疑似“心脏骤停”的昏迷患者。
在这段录音中，调度员通报了一起“心脏骤停”事件，一名急救人员表示麦康奈尔住所内正在进行心肺复苏。调度员还提到有人“失去意识”。该报警电话于6月14日早9点前拨出。通话中并未提及麦康奈尔的姓名，哥伦比亚广播公司新闻也尚未确认这名昏迷患者的身份。
这段录音最初由记者德西蕾·汤森德公开。
就在调度报警的当日，麦康奈尔的发言人发表声明称，这位肯塔基州共和党参议员已住院并“正在接受优质治疗”。声明未透露他入院的原因或住院地点。
次日，该发言人在另一份声明中表示，这位曾担任参议院共和党领袖的议员“正全力投入参议院事务和肯塔基州相关工作”。
同日，参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩表示，他与麦康奈尔通了电话，对方“听起来状态不错”。
“他显然时刻关注着事态进展，”这位南达科他州共和党议员在6月15日说道，“他一直在关注我们本周在参议院的工作。”
麦康奈尔最后一次投票是在6月11日。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻已联系麦康奈尔的办公室置评。
麦康奈尔是小儿麻痹症幸存者，近年来多次遭遇健康危机。在5月19日的一场委员会听证会上，人们看到这位84岁的老人手上缠着绷带。今年2月，麦康奈尔因“类似流感的症状”自行入院，住院超过一周。
2023年，他因摔倒导致脑震荡住院，之后还曾两次当众僵住。2024年，他在另一次摔倒中受了轻伤。
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EMS was called to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home for “unconscious” patient last month, recording suggests
2026-07-01T19:58:31-0400 / CBS News
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Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter
Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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Washington — On the same morning Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized last month, emergency medical personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person who appeared to experience “cardiac arrest,” according to a public EMS dispatch call reviewed by CBS News.
During the recording, a dispatcher called in a “cardiac arrest” and a medic said there was “CPR in progress” at McConnell’s address. The dispatcher also said somebody was “unconscious.” The call came in before 9 a.m. on June 14. The senator’s name is not mentioned during the call, and CBS News has not confirmed the identity of the unconscious person.
Audio of the call was first shared by journalist Desiree Townsend.
On the same day as the dispatch call, a spokesperson for McConnell said in a statement that the Kentucky Republican was hospitalized and was “receiving excellent care.” No details were provided about why he was admitted or where.
In a statement the next day, the spokesperson said McConnell — who was previously the Senate’s top Republican — “is fully engaged with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters.”
That day, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he spoke with McConnell and he “sounded good.”
“He’s clearly dialed into what’s going on,” the South Dakota Republican said on June 15. “He’s following the stuff we’re doing this week up here.”
McConnell last voted on June 11.
CBS News has reached out to McConnell’s office for comment.
McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, has faced several health scares in recent years. In a May 19 committee hearing, the 84-year-old was seen with a bandage around his hand. In February, McConnell spent more than a week in the hospital after he checked himself in for “flu-like symptoms.”
In 2023, he was hospitalized with a concussion after a fall and later appeared to freeze in two separate instances. He suffered minor injuries in 2024 after another fall.
Alan He and Nikole Killion contributed to this report.
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