Person falls 10-29 feet in woods, injured and bleeding, Chapel Hill NC
Medical EmergencyA person fell between 10 and 29 feet in the woods behind the address near Old Homestead Road. The fall caused injuries to ribs, face, and caused bleeding from the side of the head. The person is conscious and breathing normally. Emergency services including air care and EMS are responding. Access is limited due to a tree blocking the road, requiring a chainsaw to clear it. A helicopter landing zone is being set up on Emerson Cook Road near Henderson Tanyard Road.
Audio|Source: Chatham County Fire
08:36
Transcript:
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Central units were finding falls, air care buzzer going to weather check.
00:04
Central all units en route.
00:06
Old Homestead Road.
00:07
Crawler about a subject fell 10 and 29 feet as injuries to the ribs and face.
00:13
The same was accidental.
00:14
The patient is responding normally.
00:16
No difficulty breathing at this time.
00:17
Yeah, of course, are you about a conscience and alert? That's correct.
00:20
Last year, repeat the trap.
00:22
I just confirmed you advise conscious and alert.
00:24
Ten fourth subject is conscious in breathing, no mention of him not being alert at this time.
00:30
C4, go ahead Central.
00:31
Tad4 Air Care Advise that weather is good and they'll have a helicopter en route soon if you would provide additional patient information once you get on scene to let them know
00:42
Thank you 104 Central, I think we'll have the LVAC back there from the previous calls.
00:48
All right. Thank you.
00:51
On to a 72-year-old male conscious in breathing, caller buys her husband having breathing problems.
00:57
Patient is responding normally, unknown if he's having difficulty speaking between breaths.
01:01
Patient is also not claiming but is diagnosed with asthma and is unable to use his inhaler or nubilizer.
01:08
Central from 7.
01:09
Yeah, did they say where that patient is? I'm on Old Hensstead right now attempting to locate.
01:14
709104 patient is approximately half mile in the woods behind the address of 339 Old Homestead Road.
01:20
Alright, 104.
01:21
I have the patient's vehicle.
01:23
I'll be heading into the woods.
01:24
Been to locate. 104.
01:25
Communications.
01:26
139. You give you one around.
01:28
UTV1 Temple.
01:29
The 474 caller is that the patient is still conscious, breathing normally, is bleeding from the side of the head.
01:36
Central 709, caller who'll be wearing a black shirt and jeans is going to walk through the dirt road and then go out to the roadway and meet you.
01:44
7.09, Central, can you ascertain if they're via red vehicle, is that where they went in it?
01:50
Okay. Okay.
01:51
Go ahead and standby at the driveway and go on see if there's random 50% of the health system.
01:55
7.9, correct.
01:57
Central. There's a small tree across the road on the way back to where they're at.
02:03
77, central street.
02:08
1777, copy. Seven hundred central.
02:09
Seven hundred go ahead.
02:10
All fill up units are going to switch the odds.
02:12
Can you send latong of the taller? Ten four, stand by.
02:19
Central units unseen old homestead, just for information caller, but the patient will be approximately 5 foot 10, 260 pounds.
02:27
729 on Old Homestead and Castle Rock or you want it down the drive?
02:32
No, there's no room for an LZ[2] back here.
02:35
We're going to have to find a location.
02:36
Sound hard going to get LZ[2] on where Emerson could.
02:39
Chris, I'm thinking where we normally do for Shakori may be our best option.
02:44
What do you think? 104. I just turn on head for Tanyard.
02:47
I'm heading down to cook this time.
02:49
104. 729. Next person that comes in a POV[3], I don't want a North Chattelman coming here.
02:55
We need a chainsaw to get this tree cut.
02:56
We can drive over if we need to cut it.
02:58
Central 700.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:01
It's in force, sir, airfare.
03:03
They have an 8-minute ETA.
03:05
It's requesting a landing zone and LZ[2] command.
03:08
Central LZ[2] will be the...
03:11
It'll be on Emerson Cook.
03:12
It will be just north of Henderson Tanyard Road.
03:16
We land on there quite a few times.
03:17
There's nowhere back here to look.
03:19
And 702 are en route to set up the LZ[2] and 702 will be LZ.
03:23
Squad 4, cop.
03:24
Go ahead. We may get Stokes Basket Offer, 29.
03:26
10-4[1]. 729, can you shop a Stokes Basket Offair for North Atom, or North Atom can you stop air and get one.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
[2]
LZ: Landing Zone (for helicopter)
[3]
POV: Privately Owned Vehicle
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Location mentioned:
Near Old Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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