Papers on the Fridge

Your elderly neighbor takes a fall, hits her head and passes out. You call 911. When the ambulance arrives, a young paramedic asks, “Any medical conditions we should know about?”

You have no idea what to say.

According to NC Information Technology, 7.3 million calls were made to 911 in North Carolina in 2017 alone. (Over 100,000 were made in Wake County.) About 80% of 911 calls are medical emergencies. Of those, around half involve the elderly.

 

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