Elderly man injured in fall near Highway 14 on-ramp, North Mankato MN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a medical incident near the eastbound on-ramp to Highway 14 from Lookout Drive in North Mankato. A seventy-seven-year-old man reportedly slipped and fell, injuring his elbow. He was conscious, breathing, and sitting on a walker when found by a passerby who stopped to help. Police were requested to assist with traffic control.
Audio|Heard on: Blue Earth and Faribault Counties Sheriff, Police and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:59
Transcript:
00:00
Six eight three.
00:03
Six eight three priority two,
00:06
It's going to be on the on ramp to Highway 14 from Lookout Drive.
00:11
It's going to be the eastbound on ramp.
00:13
Again, Lookout Drive going onto US Highway 14, a roundabout or on ramp area going eastbound.
00:27
Is that actually clear?
00:30
Start.
00:32
Say three, we have a patient update whenever you're ready.
00:41
We'll be en route.
00:42
Lookout Drive and Highway 14,
00:45
roundabout to eastbound Highway 14.
00:48
Go ahead with update.
00:55
For a seventy-seven-year-old (name withheld) who is conscious and breathing, the caller is advising the patient slipped and fell.
01:01
The patient is approximately seventy years old.
01:04
The injury is reported to be to the elbow.
01:07
There is no obvious deformity, and the patient is no longer on the ground.
01:11
Continuing priority two.
01:19
Are they outside or are they in a vehicle?
01:28
Sounds like the caller pulled over and the patient is sitting on a walker outside right now.
01:40
It sounds like the caller was a passerby who stopped to help him up.
01:43
The patient is awake and talking, just sitting on the walker with bystanders.
01:49
Copy. Can you see if a North Mankato police unit is en route or in the area just for traffic?
01:58
Certainly.
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Location mentioned:
US-14, North Mankato, MN
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