Five injured in two-vehicle crash on Ford Rd, Charlotte NC


Recording of emergency responders at a two-vehicle crash on Ford Rd. Five patients were involved; the damage to the vehicles was minor and most people were ambulatory. Three patients were being transported, including a six-year-old child who was not properly restrained and had a small head bruise. Responders cleared the child’s neck and reported no neurological problems. Fire units also checked a reported smoke alarm at a nearby address and found nothing showing.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
04:49
Transcript:
Engine 11 responding. Possibly need a second ambulance. We have five patients requesting transport from one vehicle. Patient list includes a 93-year-old female. Medic advising they were sending a bus (number withheld). Medic 36 has arrived. Two vehicles, minor damage. Everyone appears ambulatory. All patients are priority three. Medics canceled the bus. Fire units also reported an alarm at near Beatty Ford Road with smoke on the panel; nothing showing and evacuation complete. Total five patients: taking one pediatric and two adults for transport. The pediatric is a six-year-old female who was improperly restrained—wearing a regular seatbelt, not a booster. She has a small hematoma on her head. Cervical spine cleared, ambulatory, no neck pain or neurological deficits. The mother is ambulatory as well.
Engine 11 responding. Possibly need a second ambulance. We have five patients requesting transport from one vehicle. Patient list includes a 93-year-old female. Medic advising they were sending a bus (number withheld). Medic 36 has arrived. Two vehicles, minor damage. Everyone appears ambulatory. All patients are priority three. Medics canceled the bus. Fire units also reported an alarm at near Beatty Ford Road with smoke on the panel; nothing showing and evacuation complete. Total five patients: taking one pediatric and two adults for transport. The pediatric is a six-year-old female who was improperly restrained—wearing a regular seatbelt, not a booster. She has a small hematoma on her head. Cervical spine cleared, ambulatory, no neck pain or neurological deficits. The mother is ambulatory as well.
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Location mentioned:
Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28205
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