Man suffers excessive bleeding after dog bite in Oregon

Heard on: Illinois Valley Rural Fire District - Alt

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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8931 medic 4, AN1 animal bite, (number withheld) Fir Drive.

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8931 medic 4, AN1 animal bite, (number withheld) Fir Drive, cross of Dogwood and Oak.

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Respond 8900.

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Dispatch, 8931 en route with two.

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8931 en route.

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Medic 4, 8900.

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Go for four.

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8931, medic four, you're responding for a 60-year-old male has been attacked by a dog who's been put up at this time.

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There is excessive bleeding.

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They're holding direct pressure and done some sort of tourniquet,

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maybe tourniquet break.

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Patient is clammy and a little pale.

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Copy.

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Medic four, I believe your best access is going to be going up Dogwood.

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You're going the wrong way.

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We got it.

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Dispatch, 8931 on scene, 8982 command.

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8931's on scene, 8982 command.

2026-09-11 22:11 UTC

Medical Emergency

Fir Dr, Cave Junction, OR 97523

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported dog bite involving a 60-year-old man near Fir Drive and Dogwood in Cave Junction. The man reportedly had excessive bleeding, and bystanders were applying direct pressure and a possible tourniquet while the dog was secured.