Elderly woman injured in fall at Ridgewood Road, Watauga County NC
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a medical alarm near Ridgewood Road in Deep Gap for a 90-year-old woman who had fallen. The patient's condition was unclear, prompting an upgraded response.
Audio|Heard on: Watauga County Fire, EMS and Rescue, Boone and Blowing Rock Fire
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Deep Gap, near Ridgewood Road.
00:04
Near Ridgewood Road reference a fall.
00:16
Medic (number withheld) be a 17 problem.
00:21
10-4, thank you.
00:34
Six en route.
00:45
Medic, medic, recap.
00:47
Your patient, a ninety-year-old female, has fallen.
00:50
This came in as a medical alarm.
00:53
They can't advise you.
00:57
Three hundred
01:01
and nine responding.
01:16
Watauga Medic Six.
01:21
Six is going to upgrade due to unknown status of the patient and response time.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Ridgewood Rd, Deep Gap, NC 28618
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