Emergency aid for elderly man fallen inside locked house, Gainesville FL
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders received a lifeline alarm for a 91-year-old man who fell and could not get up inside his locked home near NW 51 Terrace, Gainesville, Florida. They made voice contact through the patient's pendant but found no hidden key to gain entry. It's unclear if anyone else was home at the time. Rescue teams arrived and attempted to locate the correct house, which is behind trees and not clearly visible from the road. They tried calling inside to get someone to unlock the door but only received busy signals.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 4G, responding to a lifeline alarm near NW 51 Terrace, responding to a 91-year-old male patient,
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who's apparently fallen and can't get up.
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They did make voice contact through the pendants.
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There's no hidden key.
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The door is currently locked.
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It's unknown at this time if the patient's wife is home.
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It's 2337 hours.
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Rescue 21 inch 21.
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Does this look like it's right?
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Rescue 21 inch 21.
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Go ahead.
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We're not tracking.
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Does this look like it's the correct address on the left here?
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I had my firefighter get out and double check.
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I say it's 21.
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Tend's 21.
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There are any updates on this call?
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Negative. It does look like it is the house to your east.
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It does look like it's the house to your east.
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Ritchie 35.
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Resckey 35.
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Busy on the floor.
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Trauma recess.
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Busy on the floor.
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Trauma recess. It's 23 33.
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39.
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Good, does look like a house are east?
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That's correct, it's going to be the house to your east.
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It looks like he's going to be behind some trees you probably can't see it from the roadway.
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Next, see.
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That did 21 from Rescue 21.
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Good.
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Do you guys want to hop in the rescue and drive down with us?
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Yep, standby.
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Rescue 30 cents.
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Patient care transfer.
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Patient care transfer.
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It's 2341.
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Engine 4 from Alasma.
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Answer 4.5.
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Just let you know, we've been trying to call inside to see if we can get anyone to unlock the door, and we're just getting busy tones.
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Ingen 4 copper, we're just about on single L5 if we need to assist.
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Message, I see.
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Message.
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 51st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605
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