Woman falls after forced police entry during break-in call, Charlotte NC
Emergency responders helped a 73-year-old woman who fell after police forcibly entered her apartment during a reported break-in. No suspect was found inside. The woman showed altered mental status but no new injuries were detected. She has a history of high blood pressure and recent back injury. Her daughter reported unusual behavior but no prior mental illness.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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We've got a 73-year-old female who fell.
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We had a force entry with CMPD.
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It was a reported break-in.
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No one was in the structure.
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Patient stating that she broke her back last week.
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She has no current injuries but her mental status is not quite normal.
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Spoke with the daughter.
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Daughter states no history of mental illness such as Alzheimer's, dementia, anything like that.
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Patient has been acting funny all day according to her daughter and she's acting odd now claiming people were in apartment when it was impossible to be in here.
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Current vitals are 98 percent, 98 pulse, 190 over 118 with history of high blood pressure, blood sugar 103.
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Everything negative on Cincinnati strokes go on those signs and symptoms other than the altered mental status.
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Engine 3, lift assist, near Pined Bird Road, on B,
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Bravo. Engine 3, lift assist, near Pined Bird Road, on B, Bravo.
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34.
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Go ahead.
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I have the reporter on the phone.
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You study them to respond out.
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We won't need them to respond in particular, depending on if they're maintenance or not.
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We're just going to need the door of apartment 205 secured.
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We had a force entry.
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If you could just let them know that and have the appropriate personnel respond to fix it.
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