81-year-old male falls 5 ft from ladder, possible head injury

Heard on: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS

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(number withheld) Chamberlain Road.

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Eighty-one-year-old male, fall from a ladder, approximately 5 ft .

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ECC 900 and fifty-three.

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ECC trauma 18 response.

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Trauma 18 , she is running 900 and fifty-five to (number withheld) Chamberlain Loop.

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An eighty-one year old male has fallen off of a ladder approximately 5 ft .

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He's currently sitting in a vehicle.

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What's that? One hundred and 30 .

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You can operate up to.

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ECC Trauma 18 .

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Good for 18.

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They're advising that he possibly hit his head, stated brain felt funny, his eyes are closing, not talking to her.

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Okay.

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ECC Trauma 18, are you ready?

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18, they just advised that he possibly hit the back of his head on the concrete in the garage.

2026-10-22 13:53 UTC

Medical Emergency

Chamberlain Loop, Lexington, Virginia 24450, United States

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency near Chamberlain Road and Chamberlain Loop in Lexington for an 81-year-old man who reportedly fell about 5 feet from a ladder and may have hit his head on concrete in a garage. He was described as not talking and with his eyes closing.