Elderly man falls and hits head at visitor center
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Transylvania County Fire and EMS
04:13
00:00
Let's see, your mountain EMS started to the visitor center Dupont for an elderly male that fell and hit his head in the visitor center.
00:09
Copy.
00:25
Station 12, fire base supervisor, emergency traffic.
00:29
Call of injury.
00:30
Dupont Visitor Center, 89 Buck Forest Road.
00:45
Station 12, fire base, fire emergency traffic.
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All with head injury.
00:52
Dupont Visitor Center, 89 Buck Forest Road on State Road.
00:56
Let's be clear, 1418.
01:02
Rescue 123 en route.
01:05
Out.
01:12
City medic six will be en route.
01:16
Copy, medic six.
01:22
Raleigh 148.
01:25
Raleigh 140.
01:27
That's the patient information.
01:28
If you pass along, please.
01:32
Copy that.
01:34
Got a 99-0 year old male.
01:36
Has fell back in his head, said he was feeling faint.
01:39
He is A and O times four at this time.
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Vitals are looking pretty normal.
01:46
No bleeding.
01:51
No diabetic, no diabetic history.
01:56
Copy, I'll relay to medic six.
01:59
Rescue 123, do you copy?
02:06
123, copy direct.
02:09
Medic six.
02:12
Medic six.
02:15
Raleigh 123, we passed on to you.
02:18
It's a 90 year old male.
02:20
Fell, pain.
02:22
Fell and hit his head.
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He's A and O times four.
02:24
Vitals normal.
02:25
No bleeding.
02:29
Okay, can you ascertain if the patient lost consciousness and if they're on any blood thinners?
02:38
Copy.
02:42
Probably 148 for me.
02:54
Do you advise that the subject lose consciousness at all and also are on blood thinners?
03:15
He advised he did not lose consciousness at the time of the fall.
03:19
He is on blood pressure medicine, but not blood thinners.
03:23
Copy.
03:27
SCD, unit 12-3, on scene.
03:31
Dupont command, break.
03:32
148, are you at the visitor center itself?
03:35
Yes, just come on in.
03:40
12-3.
03:48
This is radio from Transylvania, North
03:52
Carolina,
03:59
Transylvania County
04:08
Fire and EMS.
04:13
Copy. Rescue 123 on scene.