Medical call for elderly man who fell in bathtub, Newport TN
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to near Apache Drive for a 76-year-old man who fell in the bathtub and may have injured his arm. He had been on the floor for about an hour before help arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Medic 1.911 traffic,
00:13
fall with injury.
00:28
No.
00:31
Okay.
00:42
Responding.
00:43
Copy medic one.
00:47
I got your responding to near Apache Drive, near Apache Drive, a 76-year-old male, 200 pounds.
00:56
Caller advised, he fell in the bathtub,
00:58
has a possible arm injury.
01:01
They've been trying to get him up for the past hour.
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Your run number is going to be 7718, called your response to 1517.
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Location mentioned:
Apache Dr, Newport, TN 37821
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