Elderly woman injured by log on leg near Market St, Mackinac Island MI
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders treated an elderly woman who dropped a log on her leg near Market Street, causing a three-inch cut above the ankle. Bleeding was controlled, and she is on blood thinners. She was taken to a medical facility for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Straits Area Public Safety
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An expert medic herb sent on your facility.
00:02
We've got an 87-year-old female.
00:04
We were called for residents tonight because she dropped a log on her leg.
00:14
L4494 in Mackinac Island Medical Center.
00:18
No, thank you.
00:20
A 3-inch laceration just above the ankle was bleeding pretty profusely when we got on scene.
00:27
We've got it under control with trauma dressing and some co-flex.
00:33
Bleeding's under control at this time.
00:35
We do not have an idea on this patient.
00:38
She has numerous medications,
00:42
including blood thinners, which was pretty obvious on the scene.
00:46
Currently, her blood pressure is 138 over 70s.
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138 over 76.
00:51
The SPO2 is running 98% on room air.
00:54
She doesn't have any other complaints.
00:56
She was able to emulate to that,
00:59
and we have an ETA to your facility of about 10 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Market St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757
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