Elderly woman bleeds from leg injury in Ruckersville home, Ruckersville VA
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An 87-year-old woman at home in Ruckersville suffers a bleeding leg injury after removing a scab. EMS respond while she applies pressure to the wound and remains stable.
Audio|Heard on: Greene County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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277 Wrestling Oaksway, near Spring Oak Lane and Spring Hill Road, Ruckersville, bleeding new trauma, bringing us.
00:17
277 Wrestling Oaksway, near Spring Oak Lane, Spring Hill Road, Ruckersville, leading no trauma, EMS en route.
00:30
Medicford and route, about 19 minutes out from Martha's Main.
00:40
EMS responding from Latha Jefferson, Maine, about 19 minutes out, 277 Wrestling Oaksway.
00:46
Call treats the spring of plain, Springtrial Road, Rockersville; patient is an 87-year-old female.
00:52
She is conscious and breathing normally.
00:56
She advised she pulled off a scab on her leg and is bleeding on left lower leg above ankle.
01:03
Patient is on blood thinners.
01:05
She is holding...
01:08
Pressure on the wound currently, blood was pouring out.
01:12
She's not feeling lightheaded or dizzy or faint and has no bleeding disorder.
01:17
Your incident number 2949.
01:22
The police are, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Oak Terrace Dr, Ruckersville, VA 22968
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