Elderly man with rapid heart rate in building with elevator out, Raleigh NC


Emergency medical services are responding to an 87-year-old man with a fast heart rate and low blood pressure. The patient is on the fifth floor of a building where the elevator is not working, so the responders plan to use a stair chair to reach him.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
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This unit on TAC 20. 5'9 on TAN. Spent Unit Unrout on TAC 20 from engine 6. Go ahead. We have an 87-year-old male. Um, resting heart rate is reading 190 right now. Flood pressure 98 over 72.
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Two minutes out. Bladder one for five minutes. Go ahead for the latter one. Yeah, did we say if we're going to be ambulatory or treacher or stair chair chair to get up there? You can probably get by with a stair chair.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601
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