75-year-old man falls, alert but needs help in wheelchair

Heard on: Alachua County FL Fire-Tac

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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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Engine 22, confirm response on Alpha 5.

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Engine 22, CC1, are you responding for a fall patient? This is (number withheld) Northwest 14th Terrace, (number withheld) Northwest 14th Terrace.

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Reference a 75, 75 year old conscious breathing male.

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Had a recent ground level accidental fall.

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He's alert with no injuries.

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He is still on the ground.

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He's been there less than an hour.

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Correction, the patient.

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He's advising he needs help getting the patient off the floor into his wheelchair.

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There's somebody there with the patient.

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He's not the caller.

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Patient is advising she's been trying to get him off the floor.

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Now her back hurts.

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He's refusing EMS for herself.

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It's 902.

2026-11-01 14:01 UTC

Medical Emergency

NW 14th Terrace, Brooker, FL 32622

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are responding to a reported fall involving a 75-year-old man at a residence near the 23000 block of Northwest 14th Terrace. The man is conscious, alert, and reportedly uninjured but remains on the ground and needs help getting into his wheelchair. A companion on scene has back pain and is refusing medical care.