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Medical call for elderly man unable to get up at apartment, Mason City IA

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/6/2025 06:33 PM

3rd St NE #1e, Mason City, IA 50401

Emergency responders received a call for a 76-year-old man at an apartment near 3rd Street North who was conscious and breathing but unable to get up. First responders were sent and then instructed to hold off pending further assessment.

Audio|Heard on: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire

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01:44

Transcript:

00:00

Medical call,

00:01

Deputy Mason City Ambulance here needed at near 3rd Street North, Apartment 1E, Mason City; 76-year-old male conscious and breathing, unable to get up, does not believe he is injured.

00:14

Again, that's near 3rd Street North, Apartment 1E, Mason City.

00:25

Dispatch for our headquarters.

00:28

Go ahead.

00:32

We're going to hold off on that and see if first responders are able to take care of it.

00:38

Go ahead.

00:43

Go ahead.

00:51

We have a first responder en route.

00:54

10-4[1]. Make sure they know we're holding off.

01:03

Denver, we'll let them know when they go around over the radio.

01:06

They just went en route and active 911.

01:12

This match, 1440.

01:22

You know, near 3rd Street North, Glenn put us on scene.

01:26

We advise me to see it's not phased for this, correct?

01:31

They were, but they said they're going to hold off.

01:34

Do you know if they're fully disregard them?

01:38

Just have them standby at the station for now.

01:41

I'll let you know why get on the scene.

01:43

The patient looks like.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)

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Location mentioned:

3rd St NE #1e, Mason City, IA 50401

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