Person fell on steep stairs with injury
Medical EmergencyDispatch and responders discuss a person who fell on steep stairs. They talk about using a stretcher or an air chair, the difficulty of the stairs, elevator size, and that medics can enter once the scene is secure.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
01:58
Transcript:
She met with 20. 20, go ahead. 20, you're actually going to go to room 8, room 8. 10-4[1], room 8. 10-4, room 8. 10-4. Letter 32, medic routine fall with injury[2]. 10,0002-25 old R-Decel Road. Letter 32, let a routine fall with injury. 10,000-225 old Ardretel Road. 17 contact. 17 contact. Check 3 to engine 6. Go ahead, sir. Hey, I don't know if we're going to be able to get the stretcher. That's quite a ride. Do you think we can set her in this air chair and just get her that way? I'm going to send my driver down to you. The buckhoys outer elevator that we rode is plenty big for the stretcher. Yeah, that's 10-4. The stairs are super steep and the other one's way too high. I don't know how big she is. It'll be pretty unstable carrying a stretcher down those stairs with somebody on it. Okay, yes, the stature will be fine. Okay, we'll be right up. Alarm, if medic is staging[3], you can let him know that it's seen as secure. N229 a so far. Benar least by (name withheld), you can show it's available. Congresswell Legend 1 available, 907.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledged
[2]
routine fall with injury: Medical Emergency (non-crime, injury)
[3]
staging: Awaiting safe entry
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Location mentioned:
Old Ardrey Kell Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
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