78-year-old male falls 15 feet off ladder, bleeds

Heard on: Emmet County MI Regional Fire Dispatch

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Station 48, 1st responders, 40 EMS, respond to (number withheld) Terpening Road, (number withheld) Terpening in Friendship Township, cross of Troop in South Lakeshore.

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About a 78-year-old male fell off a ladder, approximately 15 feet.

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He is bleeding from the head and ear.

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Central Square, this is 1632.

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Station 48, 1st responders, 40 EMS, respond to (number withheld) Terpening Road, Friendship Township, cross of Troop and South Lake Shore.

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A 78-year-old male fell off a ladder, bleeding from the head and ear, also having difficulty breathing.

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Fell about 15 feet.

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Central's clear at 1633.

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Units responding to Terpening, be advised ineffective agonal breathing.

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You're going to be starting rescue breathing at this time.

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Units responding to Terpening, we got him flat on his back, opened up an airway.

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Breathing is better.

2026-11-10 21:32 UTC

Medical Emergency

Terpening Rd, Harbor Springs, MI 49740

78-year-old male falls 15 feet off ladder, bleeds

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call near Terpening Road in Friendship Township for a reported 78-year-old man who fell about 15 feet from a ladder and was bleeding from the head and ear. Responders reported he initially had difficulty breathing, then opened his airway and breathing improved.

78-year-old male falls 15 feet off ladder, bleeds

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