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92-year-old woman injured in fall down stairs, Des Moines IA

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/11/2025 06:16 PM

Creston Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321

A 92-year-old woman fell down ten stairs near Creston Avenue and was conscious and breathing. Emergency medical services responded to assist with her leg pain and injury.

Audio|Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS

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02:6

Transcript:

00:00

Medic 5 Engine 5, near Creston Ave.

00:02

Near Creston on a fall.

00:03

Medics 5 Engine 5, Response 3,02, 2016.

00:11

This is just a Macya.

00:14

Go ahead.

00:19

I can have a medic squad here, (name withheld) year-old female with leg pain.

00:25

They'll just need to bring the cot in.

00:31

Copy, do you want a response 1 or response 3?

00:35

Response 1?

00:38

Yep.

00:43

Is there a rapid message?

00:47

Kevin.

00:49

Take 8, 1420 Mulberry.

00:55

1420 Mulberry at the shelter for a sick person.

00:57

Medicaid, response 1, 202, 2018.

01:03

6.5 from route.

01:08

Medics 3, track 3.

01:10

250, 16th. 250E 16th for a carbon monoxide investigation.

01:14

Medic 3, track 3, response 1, fire ground 5, 2018.

01:22

3.3, they're going to be delayed by turning.

01:29

I can reach out of 3.250816 on this carbon monoxide investigation.

01:34

The call came from the homeowner,

01:36

so she smells rotten eggs and her carbon monoxide lines going off.

01:40

Okay,

01:45

copy.

01:46

Can you have her evacuate the house to her here?

01:50

I believe she was going outside and we already called Mid-American.

01:56

Like 5105, near Creston, unit 21 on a fall for a (name withheld) year-old female conscious alert breathing fell down the 10 stairs.

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Creston Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321

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