Elderly man falls at Matthews residence but refuses transport, Matthews NC
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Medical EmergencyEmergency personnel responded to a home near Plennywood Drive in Matthews for an elderly man who had fallen. He was evaluated but declined ambulance transport.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Matthews, Station 3 Rescue, first responder-only cold response for a fall, near Plennywood Drive, cross streets of Gladewater and Hallmark Drive, use ops 4 for traffic at 1914.
00:20
ETB2, fall with injury, between 400 and 425 Westmore Head Street.
00:26
ETB2, fall with injury between 400 and 425 Westmore Head Street.
00:41
Matthews Engine 3, responding to near Plennywood Drive, responding for an 80-year-old male who has fallen,
00:48
see if he can't get up.
00:49
I'm unknown injuries at this time.
00:50
5.5. Take the tree.
00:56
Two-story house.
00:57
That's a showing.
00:58
Injured 40 to command, investigating.
01:01
Time for Agent 40 to command.
01:03
54 are you listening it?
01:08
Go ahead.
01:12
We're on the page model stretcher.
01:14
We're walking around the back of the building right now to go back out front.
01:19
Turn forward.
01:21
This part is on your truck.
01:27
20-0-1.
01:32
Engine 29, go ahead.
01:35
You can cancel medic.
01:38
104, engine 29.
01:44
Command 1.
01:48
Go ahead, command.
01:50
Command, Surmated Tower 27 will be taken up shortly.
01:56
104, Command.
01:57
Command.
02:01
Is it 44 enough front?
02:04
44. 44.
02:07
Okay,
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44, go ahead.
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We're clearing this call as a refusal.
02:14
Two more time.
02:20
Matthew, the N.J.3 is on scene.
02:22
Plonywood.
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