Elderly man injured in fall at Colorado Springs condo, Colorado Springs CO
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an 87-year-old man fell and sustained a head injury at a condo near Howells Road in Colorado Springs. He was conscious and breathing when emergency responders arrived. The helicopter was canceled after units reached the scene.
Audio|Heard on: El Paso County Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:41
Transcript:
00:00
Park Forest Fire, 781, 512, respond, near Howells Road, Unit 10, and a fall, timeout 856.
00:10
This file's 1382, clear, returning.
00:17
Copy.
00:22
Fire dispatch, (number withheld).
00:35
781 in route.
00:47
781, I show you responding with 512,
00:51
near Howells Road, Unit 10 on a fall.
00:55
The patient fell earlier, and the RP now wants him transported.
01:00
The patient is an 87-year-old male, conscious, and breathing.
01:04
Codes out as a 17, Bravo 1.
01:07
There is an injury to the head.
01:12
781 copy.
01:14
Okay, cancer 5, so we're familiar with the patient.
01:16
Copy.
01:19
Up.
01:22
At 858.
01:27
Dispatch (number withheld).
01:30
(number withheld). (number withheld).
01:31
For (number withheld) on scene, we can cancel helicopter, continue all units.
01:41
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Howells Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
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