Man suffers allergic reaction, treated with EpiPen

Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS

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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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Medic Four, Cedar Grove Fire, (number withheld) Harmony Church Road.

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Allergic reaction, cross streets Gales Trail and Lynch Store Road.

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Utilize Ops 1, time is 108.

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Medic Four,

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en route 111.

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Medic Four, Cedar Grove Fire Department responding to a forty-eight year old male, conscious and breathing.

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Caller advised a partner woke up with hives on his back, arms, and chest.

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Is difficulty breathing.

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They have administered an EpiPen.

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Caller advised he's had allergic reactions before, but never anything this severe.

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He did have difficulty breathing or swallowing, but is improving after the EpiPen was administered.

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Caller advised he'll go down.

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Down the gravel driveway at the end, there's a large brown house with several cars in the driveway and the lights on.

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Should be a pond to the right of the house.

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Caller is requesting a silent approach down the gravel driveway with no lights or sirens.

8/2/2026 10:08 PM

Medical Emergency

Harmony Church Rd, Efland, NC 27243

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, medical crews responded near Harmony Church Road in Efland for a reported allergic reaction involving an adult man who had hives and earlier difficulty breathing and swallowing. An EpiPen had been used before responders arrived, and his condition was reported to be improving. The caller asked crews to approach quietly down a gravel driveway near a large brown house and a nearby pond.