Elderly woman bleeding from fingernail injury at home, Elizabethtown KY


Emergency responders were called to assist an 84-year-old woman at home who was bleeding uncontrollably after accidentally scratching herself with her fingernail while putting on socks. She has a heart condition and is taking blood thinners.
Audio|Source: Hardin County Fire and EMS
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Squat-6, Squat-6,
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Oeddle Drive, near Oriole Dr on E-town, Cross Streets of Oak Meadow Drive and window lane. Timeout, (number withheld).
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To Crown County, one service.
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service at 333, may have to roads, right, to 02 in (number withheld).
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but I've got an 84-year-old female advice that she was putting up her socks, and she stabbed herself with her fingernail and it's leading. She said it won't stop bleeding. She's currently, it has a history of AFib, and she's on Elypist.
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Location mentioned:
Near Oriole Dr, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
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