78-year-old male injured after fall in Masontown, Masontown WV
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Emergency responders were dispatched to a residence near West Herring Road, Masontown, for a 78-year-old male who fell from a chair about three feet high. The man is bleeding from his mouth with both fresh and dried blood. He does not report dizziness, sweating, or paleness. Noted that he had recently lost a leg.
Audio|Heard on: Preston County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Company sticks, Masontown need to respond.
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Med urgency, medical hall, any available medic, victim of a fall,
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near West Herring Road, Masontown, Time of Alert, 714.
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Being acknowledged.
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15 minutes copy.
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682 en route.
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You'll be en route.
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You'll be en route to near West Herring Road in Masontown.
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2682.
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Go ahead.
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6882, you're responding for a 78 year old male.
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He fell about 3 o'clock this morning.
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He does have blood coming out of his mouth.
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Some of it is fresh, some is dry break.
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Go ahead.
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682. They advise he fell out of his chair that's about three feet off the ground.
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He's not complaining of any dizziness,
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being sweaty or pale.
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Right.
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Go ahead.
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As he did lose a leg recently, go ahead.
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That proceeds.
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Location mentioned:
W Herring Rd, Masontown, WV 26542
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