Elderly woman found after fall at care facility, Altoona IA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to a memory care unit after a 77-year-old woman was found on the ground for over five hours following a fall.
Audio|Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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Respond with others.
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Fall near Adventureland Drive Northwest, Unit 4105, Ambulance 253.
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Respond with others, fall near Adventureland Drive NW, Unit 4105, between private drive and 14th Avenue Northwest.
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Response 1, Time Out, 1433.
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It's going to be the memory care unit room 502.991-year-old male there, sickness.
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An engine 251, I'll show you en route.
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You're going to near Adventureland Drive Northwest.
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It's going to be unit 4105, 77-year-old female.
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She took a fall.
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We did break this to a fall.
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She's on the ground for over five hours.
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Use the east entrance.
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Location mentioned:
Adventureland Dr Suite 4105, Altoona, IA 50009
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