Elderly man unattended, in pain at health care facility, Chapel Hill NC
Medical EmergencyA 70-year-old man at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill reports being unattended for hours without pain medication. He is in pain, confused, and needs help to use the bathroom. No staff are available on duty.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
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1264, near East Franklin Street, at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill.
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Sick person, 1264, near East Franklin Street, at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill, sick person.
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Cross Streets Couch, Road and South Elliott Road.
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Ops 1, Timeout 2345.
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Communications from into 35.
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Agent 35, go ahead.
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Tadion 4.
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Copy in 30 of Incent 35, clearing slatter, semi-tube battalion 4 from Airinghouse Drive at 2.346.
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1264 in route.
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1264 in route to signature health care at 2348.
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You're responding to a 70-year-old male, conscious and breathing.
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He's advising he needs help, going to the bathroom and not being given his pain meds.
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The male seems confused on the phone.
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He did state he was at the hospital, then the clinic, and then he said he was at signature health care.
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He's been sitting here, unattended for hours.
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He's advising no one's on duty and this is his first night here and he needs to use the restroom.
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He's advising he asks for help at 20 hundred hours and no one has come.
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He's advising he's having hip and leg and foot pain.
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He's staying it severe.
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Caller is advising he does not know his room number.
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The caller's name is (name withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Near E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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