Elderly person injured in fall near Lower Saucon Rd, Hellertown PA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency near Lower Saucon Road involving an elderly person who reportedly fell and may have struck their head. Fire and EMS units assisted on scene, and the call was upgraded to advanced life support. The individual was initially unresponsive, and details were relayed through a third-party caller.
Audio|Heard on: Northampton County West and Northern Lehigh County
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01:12
Transcript:
00:00
County to fire station 16 to assist EMS.
00:04
Near Lower Saucon Road, cross Continental Lane, Lower Saucon.
00:09
Communications with EMS are on Ops 1 at (number withheld).
00:21
Twenty-seven units on scene, upgraded to ALS.
00:23
(Name withheld) is complaining of chest pain and enlarged heart.
00:27
(Name withheld) had lower abdominal and back pain, snapping, eating, and not going to the bathroom.
00:32
And is now also feeling dizziness.
00:34
(Number withheld) Erbman.
00:39
I'll be out.
00:40
Ten four, BLS (number withheld).
00:46
Sixteen fifty-one.
00:51
Sixteen fifty-one.
00:56
Responding at (number withheld), going to near Lower Saucon Road.
01:00
EMS requested fire to assist with an eighty-five-year-old male fall victim.
01:05
Was on the phone with a third-party caller.
01:08
He is now not answering.
01:11
The caller did say that he hit his head.
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Location mentioned:
Lower Saucon Rd, Hellertown, PA 18055
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