Elderly person with breathing problems and vomiting, Davidson County NC


Responders were sent to Davidson County for an 82-year-old having breathing difficulty and vomiting. While teams searched inside, a firefighter became disoriented and repeatedly called “mayday,” prompting other units and dispatch to respond and try to locate the firefighter.
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Alarm company reported an 82-year-old with breathing problems and vomiting in Davidson County. Dispatch acknowledged units responding. Caller reported the person was conscious, short of breath, vomiting, and disoriented. During an interior search, a firefighter identified as (name withheld) said they became disoriented and transmitted repeatedly, “mayday, mayday, mayday.” Other units and dispatch asked for the firefighter’s last known location and confirmed activation of a mayday response. Unit numbers mentioned included Unit 158 and Engine 158.
Alarm company reported an 82-year-old with breathing problems and vomiting in Davidson County. Dispatch acknowledged units responding. Caller reported the person was conscious, short of breath, vomiting, and disoriented. During an interior search, a firefighter identified as (name withheld) said they became disoriented and transmitted repeatedly, “mayday, mayday, mayday.” Other units and dispatch asked for the firefighter’s last known location and confirmed activation of a mayday response. Unit numbers mentioned included Unit 158 and Engine 158.
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Davidson County, NC
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