87-year-old male falls and suffers head injury at assisted living, Douglassville PA
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Medical EmergencyAn 87-year-old male at Keystone Villa Assisted Living near Ben Franklin Highway East fell and sustained a head laceration. He is on blood thinners and bleeding is being controlled but not closed. Medics responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Amity Township, Keystone Villa Assisted Living, near Ben Franklin Highway East to BLS Trauma.
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Number (number withheld), Amity Township, use of the Bill and Assisted Living,
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112, near Ventureklin, Franklin, Highway East, and it will drive in the Liverpool Road.
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Personal care,
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DLS Trauma,
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(number withheld).
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That's Smatic (number withheld) is responding.
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Medics (number withheld) en route to Keystone Villa near Ben Franklin Highway East.
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We're here to use the personal care in terms of patients going to be in the common area.
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87-year-old male had an unwitnessed fall.
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There's a laceration on his head.
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They're controlling the bleeding; however, they're unable to close it.
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He is on blood thinner.
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Should be able to walk with help and enhanced precautions not indicated requesting right.
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Location mentioned:
Benjamin Franklin Hwy, Douglassville, PA 19518
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