74-year-old man falls from ladder, injures wrist

Heard on: Bar Harbor, MDI and Acadia Police, Fire, EMS, Park Rangers

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MDI Hospital from Southwest Rescue Five, patient care report.

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We're on your facility with a 74-year-old male patient.

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He had a fall while on a ladder.

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The ladder slid out from under him.

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He was only on the 3rd rung when he fell.

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There's no loss of consciousness reported with the fall.

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He reports he fell and landed on his left side.

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On arrival, he was alert and oriented, had a GCS of 15.

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We did note a obvious deformity to his left wrist.

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He also has some minor abrasions.

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He has one to his left elbow.

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And lower left leg, his main complaint was a left wrist pain.

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Here's an 18 gauge IV in place.

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We've given him a 1 g of IV cimetidine.

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He's resting on the cot right now, stable, ventilated.

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EMS is intact.

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We'll be near facility in approximately 5 min .

2026-10-10 20:19 UTC

Medical Emergency

Wayman Ln, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews reported a 74-year-old man who fell from a ladder near Wayman Lane in Bar Harbor. He landed on his left side, had a possible wrist injury and minor abrasions, and was transported to a hospital.