Elderly woman injured in fall at Melville Towers, New Bedford MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a 79-year-old woman who fell and struck her head at Melville Towers near Pleasant Street in New Bedford. Medics and fire personnel were dispatched to assist the injured woman.
Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
Control medic one.
00:02
One,
00:05
There's going to be Melville Towers, near Pleasant St, apartment 415.
00:10
79-year-old female fell,
00:13
Struck her head, bleeding.
00:16
Received.
00:24
Control medic one.
00:26
One.
00:28
Patients are approximately 280.
00:30
I notified fire.
00:32
Safe.
00:47
Fire alarm dispatching, ladder one, Melville Towers, apartment 415.
00:51
79-year-old female fell, hit her head.
00:55
Ladder one, Melville Towers, near Pleasant St, apartment 415, 79-year-old female fell, hit her head.
01:03
Cross streets North Street and Tower Drive.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA 02740
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