Child breaks lower leg on playground in Salisbury, Salisbury NC


A 5-year-old child broke their lower leg while playing on the playground near Westin Street in Salisbury. EMS was contacted to provide assistance. The injury was a closed fracture with no signs of assault or unusual circumstances.
Audio|Source: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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Transcript:
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Assist EMS for a routine traumatic injury, near Westin Street for a 5-year-old broken leg on the playground.
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Ops 303-036.
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8211-11. 8211.
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Come at G8213.
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Rewan 841 is on soon.
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Communicate 41 on soon.
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All right, Medicaid 771.
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Medicaid 71.
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And the county has solid complete patient transported.
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Counted in 0940.
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Okay 601 is on scene.
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Okay 611. Okay 61's a sound of complete, canceled by fire and walk up.
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Okay 611 0942.
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Number 4, EMS, Office 3.
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All right, 440 clear this scene, 40 and 50, sounds complete.
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Copy 40, 50.
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He's thinking it like a champ.
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Mom's here with him, but does have an obvious deformity.
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Copy. Just making sure it's closed and is it the upper leg or lower leg that's deformed.
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Closed and it's going to be lower leg does have full still in it so that we can feel.
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Happy, we'll see in about four.
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