Ambulance responds to elderly man with broken neck, Keokuk IA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were dispatched near North 3rd Street in Keokuk for an 80-year-old man who fell last week and has a broken neck. The collar supporting his neck shifted, making it difficult to move him safely.
Audio|Heard on: South East Iowa, West Central Illinois Public Safety
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Transcript:
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A Quaka Ambulance, Hancock County, Aquaca Ambulance, have a 1033 run, 10333-run,
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near North 3rd Street in Keokuk.
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An 80-year-old male,
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had fallen last week and had a broken neck due to the fall last week.
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The C-collar has shifted today, and they are having issues with his C-collar,
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unable to move him.
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Cawka Ambulance, 1033 Run, near North 3rd Street.
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Quaka,
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80-year-old male,
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fell last week, has a broken neck from the fall last week.
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Just has a C-collar on, and the C-collar has shifted so they are unable to move him.
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You just have supposed to be C-collar, WIC-7-0.
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Location mentioned:
N 3rd St, Keokuk, IA 52632
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