Man falls 20 feet, fractures arm in Cheraw accident

Heard on: Chesterfield County SC EMS-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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EMS One response, (number withheld) Kershaw Street, (number withheld) Kershaw between High and Eager Street.

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Reference: fall injury, pressure to the arm.

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EMS One, respond to (number withheld) Kershaw Street, (number withheld) Kershaw Street, will be between Eager and High Street.

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Reference a fall with injury, fracture to the arm.

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Twenty four to clear.

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Four zero.

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Ten four.

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EMS one, you're responding to a 45 year old male, alert and breathing normally.

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Says he fell about 20 foot off of a ladder.

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He broke his arm, has a history of congestive heart failure.

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EMS one, we checked the availability of flight.

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They have a 20 minute ETA.

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They went ahead and launched.

2026-10-29 13:20 UTC

Medical Emergency

Kershaw St, Cheraw, SC 29520

$Man falls 20 feet, fractures arm in Cheraw accident$

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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a report of a 45-year-old man who reportedly fell about 20 feet from a ladder near Kershaw Street in Cheraw. He was alert and breathing normally with an apparent arm fracture and a history of congestive heart failure. A medical helicopter was launched with an estimated 20-minute arrival time.