Man falls at home after knee surgery with hip pain, Ames IA
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Medical EmergencyA 77-year-old man fell at home near Westwind Drive after recent knee replacement surgery and reported hip pain. Fire and emergency medical units responded to assist.
Audio|Heard on: City of Ames Fire and EMS
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Medical assist, Engine 1, near Westwind Drive, cross-off, Hyde, Amu, and Lakeside Drive, Medical Assist[1], 2,
00:14
Near Westwind Drive, Medical Assist[1].
00:20
The engine's on.
00:22
Okay.
00:24
Sir, engine one is en route near Westwind Drive for a medical.
00:34
In front of a 77-year-old male, conscious and breathing, just came home from knee replacement surgery yesterday, and he tripped and fell on the bathroom floor.
00:45
He has hip pain.
00:47
Okay.
00:54
AIM-72.
00:56
722.
01:00
In Rock to West Wing.
01:07
Seventy-seven-year-old male.
01:09
He is conscious and breathing.
01:11
He just got home yesterday from knee replacement surgery.
01:14
He tripped and fell on the bathroom floor, complaining of hip pain.
01:17
Got me.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Medical Assist: Medical assistance call
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Location mentioned:
Westwind Dr, Ames, IA 50010
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