78-year-old man with head and elbow injuries after fall

Heard on: Macon County NC Multi-Dispatch

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Macon County Medic Five to Angel, you.

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Unit calling Angel.

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Yes, this is Macon County Medic Five, and we're out to your facility from the Franklin House with a seven-eight year old age male.

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He suffered a mechanical fall.

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According to staff, he bumped his head.

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He's got a puncture on the right forehead with a little bit of abrasion on top of it.

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He has a skin tear on the right elbow as well, which has been bandaged up from staff.

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Patient's most current set of vitals is a heart rate of eighty-seven, blood pressure of 100 and thirty-four over 70 , 100 and thirty-four over 70 .

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He's at ninety-five percent on room air.

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He's within his normal limits.

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He does have dementia,

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so he's within his normal limits.

2026-10-29 01:36 UTC

Medical Emergency

One Center Ct, Franklin, NC 28734

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As discussed during the dispatch call, medic Five transported an elderly man from a care facility in Franklin to a local hospital after a reported mechanical fall. Staff reported he bumped his head, causing a puncture and abrasion on the right forehead and a skin tear on the right elbow. His vital signs were reported as stable during transport.