Elderly man suffers diabetic emergency near Lucas Farm Ln, Chapel Hill NC
Emergency units responded near Lucas Farm Lane to assist a 79-year-old man experiencing very low blood sugar and suspected cardiac arrest. Later assessment showed it was a diabetic emergency rather than cardiac arrest.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
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Medic 1, EMS 11, Medics 6, engine 234, near Lucas Farm Lane, cardiac arrest.
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Medic 1, EMS 11, Medic 6, engine 234, near Lucas Farm Lane, cardiac arrest,
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cross streets, New Hope Church Road.
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UPS 1, timeout 0-137.
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Medic 5.3515. Poplar Drive.
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Breathing problem.
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Metac 5.
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3515. Poplar Drive.
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Breathing problem.
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Cross streets, Maple Avenue and High Rock Road.
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Ops 1. Time of 0-137.
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Communication.
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Engine 234 en route.
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234 in-round 139.
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101 is in route.
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1-1-1-Rat stop for 9, 9139. Okay,
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Medicaid 6, EMS 11 are out to the cardiac arrest as well. Units responding near Lucas Farm Road responding to a 79-year-old male who is having a diabetic issue, blood sugar below 40, appears he is in cardiac arrest. The caller's not answering questions at this time.
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Communications, F1-23 of the Enrault, Poplar Drive.
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23-014.
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5.5 Copyright as well, Medic 5, EFlin units, responding to Poplar Drive, responding to an 81-year-old female is conscious of breathing by having difficulty breathing.
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But she does have a pacemaker.
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Medic 2, move up to EMS North.
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Medic 2, move up to EMS North.
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Communication is medical one on scene.
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Medic one on scene 143.
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Throughout the Lucas Farm, law enforcement is advising the subject's breathing alert appears to just be a diabetic problem.
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81 is around to call for drive.
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181, copy, 145.
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Communication, engine 234, on scene.
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234, copy on scene, 145.
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Communications, medication, medic one, that's not a cardiac arrest.
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Copy, non-cariatic unit in the MS-11.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lucas Farm Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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