82-year-old injured after falling on a single step, Palmetto FL
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Medical EmergencyAn 82-year-old person was reported injured after a fall near 5th Street West in Palmetto. The injury was later clarified to be from a fall on a single step, not down the stairs.
Audio|Heard on: Manatee County Fire and EMS
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01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Engine, 511, Fall,
00:03
Near 5th Street West, Palmetto.
00:06
Respond on Tack, 5.
00:21
Ladder 339, vehicle crash, US 301, and Pallivast Road.
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Respond on TACC,
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3.
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Ladder 339, disregard tone.
00:42
ACC from letter 339.
00:44
Just acknowledged you cleared us from that last call.
00:47
Copy 339, you've been clear from the call.
00:53
39 copies, thank you.
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You're welcome 607.
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This street.
01:03
Copy showing your route of 607.
01:07
511 chance traffic.
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Copy 511 showing in route at 607.
01:19
2511 and Alpha 2, the advice the patient is 82 years old, thinks they still down the stairs and sadly injured.
01:34
Copy, 601.
01:41
The answer to 601, 5th Street was,
01:44
it looks like it now is just a single step, not down the stairs.
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Location mentioned:
5th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
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