Unresponsive elderly man found not breathing at home

Heard on: Polk County GA Fire Dispatch

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Polk County Cedartown Fire, Polk County Cedartown Fire, have a truck en route to (number withheld) Buchanan Highway, (number withheld) Buchanan Highway, in reference to an unresponsive 73 year old male, not breathing at this time.

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Can't get the patient onto the floor to start CPR.

00:16

(number withheld) Buchanan Highway.

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Squad 10 responding.

00:21

10-4, Squad 10.

00:23

No, I can't be advised that they are unable to get this fella to the ground to start CPR.

00:30

They're about sitting in an office chair.

00:32

Had two people attempt that, but it was unsuccessful.

00:36

What is clear?

00:40

What is clear? Thank you.

00:41

I want to watch him.

00:43

Be advised, they're still unable to get him to the ground at his home.

00:47

They advise that there's no color change.

00:50

Clear.

00:56

Clear. I want to watch him.

00:57

Per PD on scene, they advise that the patient's going to be upstairs inside the house.

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What is clear? We're on scene.

01:05

Yeah, we're clear.

2026-10-22 23:20 UTC

Medical Emergency

Buchanan Hwy, Cedartown, GA 30125

Unresponsive elderly man found not breathing at home

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency at a home on Buchanan Highway in Cedartown involving an unresponsive 73-year-old man who was not breathing. Callers reported they could not move him from an office chair to the floor to begin CPR, and police advised the patient was upstairs inside the house when units arrived.

Unresponsive elderly man found not breathing at home

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