Two medical emergencies involving elderly woman and young man, Chapel Hill NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/1/2025 11:10 PM

Morrison Residence Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Emergency responders attended two sick person calls: an 87-year-old woman on NC-86 North with high blood pressure, numbness in her left hand, and slurred speech; and a 19-year-old male at Morrison Residence Hall who was incoherent, unresponsive, vomiting, and had been drinking heavily. Both patients were breathing normally when responders arrived.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Medic 4, (number withheld), MC 86 North, sick person, medic for, (number withheld), MC 86 north, sick person, cross street, saw no road and Merlo Lane, Ups 1, timeout 0-010.

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Medic 3, engine 35,

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(number withheld), Paul Hardin Drive, at Morrison Residence Hall, sick person, medic 3, engine 35,

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(number withheld), Paul Hardin Drive, at Morrison Residence Hall, sick person, cross-street's mounting drive,

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up 1, time of 0-110.

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One, 12 hours.

01:01

Take for in-rout to NC-C-C-Ture North, impression NC-86 North at 1-12 hours, or corresponding to 87-year-old female constant breathing. Call her by the eyes that she has high blood pressure and numbness in the left hand and setting or scattering her words.

01:14

The patient is breathing and responding normally. The patient advised that the door is unlocked.

01:22

The caller is also requesting a silent approach.

01:29

Medic 3 is showing you around to Paul Hard to drive at 1113 hours. Medic 3,

01:33

engine 35. You're responding to a 19-year-old male, constant breathing. Caller, advised the patient has been drinking heavily and is uncoherent, correction, incoherent, and unresponsive and vomiting.

01:44

The patient is breathing normally and will be in the hallway outside of Suite 323.

01:50

They are advised to come through the main doors.

01:57

Any forefront communication, the caller also state the patient who can ask for him.

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