Football player injured with neck numbness at Westby game

Heard on: Vernon County Sheriff / Fire

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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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We got dispatched to the Westby football field for an injured player.

00:04

I'll get you more here in a minute.

00:06

He's alert and conscious.

00:10

10-4, we'll get them en route.

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EMS running, copy.

00:23

Go ahead.

00:26

We're clearing the high school football game and back station.

00:31

This is Westby.

00:39

Running the Westby 1st responders.

00:43

Go ahead, (name withheld).

00:46

Do you have a patient update yet?

00:51

10-4, 18-year-old male was hit, got some numbness in his or tingling in his neck.

00:58

He's awake and conscious.

01:01

Just precautionary at this point, we'll have him on a board with a C-collar upon their arrival.

01:06

They can go to the west end of the field.

01:09

We've got the gate open, they can drive right over to the field.

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We've got people to guide them.

01:16

10-4, 1C.

2026-09-11 18:51 UTC

Medical Emergency

West Ave S, Westby, WI 54667

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported injury involving a football player at the Westby high school football field. The player was alert and conscious with neck numbness or tingling after being hit, and responders planned spinal precautions while accessing the field through the west end gate.