Child found hanging from tree unconscious in Durham, Durham NC
Medical EmergencyA child aged between 3 and 8 was found hanging from a tree in the front yard near Kirkwood Drive in Durham. The child was reported unconscious or fainting. Emergency responders, including medics and law enforcement, were dispatched to the scene. A ladder was requested to cut the child down from the tree. The situation was treated as a medical emergency with law enforcement involvement.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
I don't. I got station 17 en route as well as law enforcement and one medic truck responding from downtown.
00:10
Got it.
00:21
WakeMedic 49, you're patched in with all other responding units.
00:26
10-4[1]. Do we have an age for the patient?
00:32
3-8 years old, supposedly hanging from a tree in the front yard.
00:46
409. Just be advised, you got Medics 25 come with you as well. We have about a 15 minute ETA.
00:52
We have about a 15 minute ETA.
00:56
We're still about 7 miles out on 540.
01:13
Unconscious or fainting, near Kirkwood Dr.
01:21
Unconscious or fainting, near Kirkwood Dr.
01:25
Near Kirkwood Dr, cross of Stadium Drive and Brits Street, Squad 7.
01:36
Opts A.Channel 8
01:49
If you got a minute the truck assigned,
01:53
yes.
01:58
Facial discoloration colds attached.
02:02
All right, internet, you can clear.
02:04
Send me one medic unit and law enforcement.
02:12
Wade County Medic 4-9 copies obvious deaths. We'll continue on Durham County Medic, you can return.
02:27
A7. We just made patient contact right now. I'll get you some more in a second. We're A&O times four. We do have head pain.
02:34
It wasn't a witness fall, so we don't know if we actually hit our head or not. We are going to hold off on cholera in right now, just because I don't think for the rest of the assessment is necessary.
02:47
I'll let you know more when I know more.
02:50
Trevor, thank you. Do you still need us code there? You think?
02:56
Yeah, she's been on the floor for a few hours. She's on a blanket right now. We're going to get a temp for you.
03:02
But if she's been down that long, we'd probably need to get her assessed pretty quick.
03:08
Turn four, see in about ten minutes.
03:17
That's cool. Go drive.
03:23
Medic 10, we're clearing this off channel. You can go back to EMS this site.
03:35
Ladder 3, you have Medic 3 en route.
03:41
Careful, thank you.
03:52
Thank you. He's on me off.
03:53
We're about 11 minutes out.
04:00
Patients' ambulance or just wants a ride to Duke Regional.
04:13
Stroke 4139 Settlement Drive cross street woodwind drive engine 6
04:28
Opts 1 Optional 1
04:40
Hey, Captain, we need a ladder to cut him down.
04:46
I'm going to let law enforcement make that decision.
04:53
If we need a ladder, we'll get it.
04:57
Yeah, that was his request to cut him down. I was just seeing if we need a ladder for height.
05:03
I'm going to let them get down here and look at the scene first.
05:07
We got on a knife. We'll see if we can reach it.
05:09
If one of us can't reach it, I'll call you back.
05:21
Wait, EMS 49. Let me know when you're on scene, please.
05:26
We're on thing.
05:34
17 pence and 17a.
05:44
Durham you can show Chaplain 11 headed to this call.
05:49
ETA will be about 20 minutes.
05:54
Taylor.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Near Kirkwood Dr, Durham, NC 27705
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