18-Year-Old Injured by Glass Shard at Formosa and Otis, Durham NC

 Medical Emergency
Medical EmergencyAn 18-year-old male sustained a possible glass shard injury to the back of his neck at the intersection of Formosa and Otis in Durham. The individual is conscious and alert with no open wounds. EMS has already transported one patient, and another EMS unit was requested to the scene. The injury was assessed as minor, and the patient was classified as a walking green tag.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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David 14, the EMS responding to the intersection of Formosa and Odessa.
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David 14, the EMS responding to pavement, Formosa.
00:25
Maybe at 14 EMS responding to Fable and Formosa, correction Formosa and Otis.
00:33
Sir, I only had one EMS truck and they're already transporting to the hospital. Do you have a second unit out there, you're needing someone?
00:41
Yes, ma'am, 10.4.
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Central Dispatch Advice, E.M.
00:47
I know the EMS unit was around.
00:50
Go ahead.
00:53
What are you you need them for?
00:56
I have an 18-year-old male with a possible glass shard injury to the back of her neck.
01:05
She's conscious and alert,
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and there's no open lacerations.
01:10
Floresa green tag, but...
01:12
Tori, you have she had what kind of wound to the back of the neck?
01:18
Glass shard.
01:19
Glass shard.
01:21
Go ahead.
01:26
I do not have a truck to send.
01:27
As long as she's conscious alert and breathing, she's a walking green tag.
01:30
It's probably going to be a vent. And give me that location again?
01:34
I'm at the intersection of Formosa and Otis.
01:38
Formosa and Otis.
01:42
Five and I will let you guys know when we get somebody.
01:48
Ten four.
01:52
Cindy, you still on?
01:59
Good for him.
02:02
10-4[1]. I take it there's no supervisor that's 10-8[2] that maybe could just swing by an assessor real quick and go back 108, good?
02:11
No, there's nobody. I have nobody.
02:16
10-4[1], I'm direct.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
[2]
10-8: In service/Available for calls
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Location mentioned:
Otis St & Formosa Ave, Durham, NC 27701
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