Elderly man falls near Old Frederick Road mailbox, Howard County MD
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a medical team responded to a report of an 83-year-old man who fell near a mailbox on Old Frederick Road and had been sitting outside for about 20 minutes.
Audio|Heard on: Howard County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Pressure Engine 4, Paramedic 45, respond,
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near Old Frederick Road.
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For a fall,
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Alpha 2[1], 16.
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You mentioned for paramedic 4.5, you're responding near Old Frederick Road.
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For an 83-year-old male who fell by the mailbox and has been sitting outside for approximately 20 minutes,
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1658.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Alpha 2: Low-priority medical response code or radio channel designation, typically indicating non-life-threatening situations.
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Location mentioned:
Old Frederick Rd, Woodbine, MD 21797
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