"While outside, relatives said Dawson again "pleaded for her oxygen" and told the officer not to take her to jail. As the officer unlocked the door to his patrol car, Dawson collapsed on the ground. The officer then uncuffed her and summoned medical attention...Hospital staff checked her pulse, oxygen and vital signs three times and told the officer she was fine. However, a doctor readmitted her inside the hospital."
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