78-year-old man falls, suffers broken right arm

Heard on: Milwaukee County WI EMS-Talk

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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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Hey, have you had a question about a hospital destination? We have a seventy-eight year old gentleman with a ground-level fall with a obvious broken right arm.

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It looks like it's broken right by the elbow.

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He wants to go to the VA.

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We're just making sure that they can handle this type of injury.

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Stand by one moment.

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Is it an open fracture or closed?

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It's closed.

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Message received.

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Please stand by.

00:31

I would advise the patient that he may need to be transported if he requires orthopedic services, but I think it's fine if he requests VA to transport to VA.

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That's received.

00:42

Thank you so much, appreciate it.

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Thank you.

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Paramedic base, copy.

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Thank you, Doc 293 for your assistance.

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And Med 92, you can return back to EMS com primary.

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Let us know when you need a frequency for transport.

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Copy, thank you.

2026-11-12 16:21 UTC

Medical Emergency

W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53295

78-year-old man falls, suffers broken right arm

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a 78-year-old man who suffered a ground-level fall and an apparent closed fracture of his right arm near the elbow. The patient requested transport to a VA facility, and crews discussed whether he might need orthopedic care.

78-year-old man falls, suffers broken right arm

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