Person choking at residence in Durham, Durham NC


Emergency responders are attending to a person choking at a home near Sourwood Rd in Durham. There is a language barrier, so a translator via phone is being used. Vital signs were checked and the person is a roofer who worked all day and drank enough water. Medical units and fire department squads are on site.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
01:36
Transcript:
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near Sourwood Rd
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Choking near Sourwood Rd, cross of Shady Lane and Briardale Road, Engine 15, Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, squad 520.
00:15
We also don't have a supervisor, we can try to use Google Translator and like that.
00:20
Yeah, copy, that's what I'm doing right now.
00:22
It's through the phone. There is one gentleman to hear that knows a little bit English.
00:25
Vital so far, checking out 98% 02, 98 pulse, blood pressure 120 over 97.
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We're getting a blood sugar.
00:34
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
00:36
Copy, was it just a big once or was there an injury as well?
00:40
He's a roofer, so he's been working all day, so I asked if he's been drinking water all day, and they said plenty of water.
00:46
I'll be there.
00:47
I'll be there a few minutes.
00:48
PD, the medic. You guys still need PD?
00:49
I don't need PD unless you're Spanish speaking.
00:52
I would just ask the frontal problem paper.
00:54
It's a bus.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sourwood Rd, Durham, NC 27712
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