Medical emergency: elderly man with chest pain and head fall injury, Charlotte NC


Emergency services responded to an incident near East Quest Drive involving a 71-year-old male in an apartment who suffered chest pain and a fall causing a head injury. The caller used the Spanish language line. Medical assistance was en route with a 10-minute estimated arrival time and the response was considered for upgrade due to the injury's seriousness.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 8, chest pain, near East Quest Drive. Engine 8, chest pain, near East Quest Drive.
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7107 East Quest Drive.
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702.00. C-pig 701-0-12.
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104.
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Your 19 Alon, get ETA on medics, please.
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24th, 19, stand by.
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Go ahead, alarm.
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The Spanish language line call through Medic,
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patient can be a 71-year-old male in apartment EECO.
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Stay copy.
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Long Ridge 19, but it's got a 10 minute ETA, 10 minute.
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Okay,
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so you want to let them know it's going to be a fall with head injury.
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Okay, be sure reason 19, yes, that's all.
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If you would advise them, it's a fall with head injury,
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they probably need to upgrade.
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10-14-19, I'll get an upgrade.
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