Elderly woman ill after flu shot at Birmingham care home

Heard on: Vestavia Hills AL Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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This is Engine Five, Rescue Thirty Five, at the Brook, (number withheld) Cross Haven Drive, Room Twenty Nine, General Illness.

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This is Engine Five, Rescue Thirty Five, at the Brook, (number withheld) Cross Haven Drive, Room Twenty Nine, General Illness.

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Elderly female, Cross Midland Drive, Overton Road.

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Engine Five, Rescue Thirty Five, en route.

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Engine five, rescue 35 , you out.

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Engine five, rescue 35 , responding to The Brook, (number withheld) Cross Haven Drive, room (number withheld) , general illness.

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Elderly female had a flu shot today.

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She's trying not to vomit, calling for help.

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Cross streets midland drive, overton road.

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This is Engine Five, Rescue Thirty Five, on scene.

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Did it break, man?

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Engine Five, Rescue Thirty Five, on scene.

2026-09-30 01:22 UTC

Medical Emergency

Crosshaven Dr, Birmingham, AL 35223

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported general illness involving an elderly woman at a senior living facility near Crosshaven Drive in Birmingham. The woman reportedly had a flu shot earlier and was trying not to vomit when she called for help.