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Medical emergency involving elderly male near S Ridgecrest Ave

Heard on: Polk County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
00:53
00:00
Medic 13 to Rutherford patient report.
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S Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders are attending to a 63-year-old male with weakness, flu-like symptoms, and fever near S Ridgecrest Ave. He appears extremely weak but did not fall. Vital signs include a heart rate of about 102 and a temperature around 102 degrees. An IV has been started, and the patient is being transported to the hospital, approximately five minutes away. The situation may involve influenza or similar illness.

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