Ground level fall causes injury to elderly man, Woodburn OR
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According to the dispatch call, an 81-year-old man fell at ground level near Steven Street, Alder Lane, and Willow Avenue. He is on blood thinners and reports possible broken hip, leg, or rib but no visible bone is sticking out. He is conscious and breathing and was found on a ramp near his home.
Audio|Heard on: Marion County METCOM North-1 Fire
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02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 21, Resondo, ground level fall,
00:03
at near Steven Street, near Alder Lane and Willow Avenue at pages 2026, working north-6, 1745.
00:16
That column, Medi-28, North-Nor 6.
00:21
Medics 28, go ahead.
00:24
Check on, Mediq.
00:25
You can put it en route to that ground level.
00:27
All medic, may want to be cleared.
00:34
Mediak, 28-year-old male, conscious and breathing.
00:39
He's currently linked on the ramp near his front door.
00:43
I've been there for a couple hours on blood thinners, but unknown if he's speeding.
00:49
He's reporting that he may have broken a hip, leg, or rib,
00:54
but does not be any bone sticking out.
01:06
7206
01:08
Nacommedic.
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28.
01:15
Nacom medic 28, and you have fired this call, please.
01:34
Engine 21, respond with Mediak 28, 281-year-home,
01:40
ground level fall at near Steven Street, near Alder Lane and Willow Avenue, Pages 226, working north 6 at 1751.
01:55
I'm just 21.
01:56
I'm going to run to an 8-1-year-old male, consciousness breathing,
01:59
or patient reporting, possible broken,
02:03
hip, leg, or rib that he's slipped on the ramp in his cringing lane there.
02:08
I'm sure if he's bleeding, but he is on blood centers.
02:11
So chest pain at this time,
02:14
just reporting he landed really hard on his south side.
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Location mentioned:
Steven St, Woodburn, OR 97071
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