Elderly patient with injury prompts fire rescue aid in Rural Retreat, Rural Retreat VA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders assist an elderly man near Cycle Drive who weighs 350 pounds and has dementia, who sustained a large knot above his eye, requiring fire department help to lift him.
Audio|Heard on: Wythe County and Town of Wytheville Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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The end speed en route to 129, repeat, 129 Cycle Drive, versus 89-year-old now.
00:06
Signs of head trauma visible twice.
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It's just real clear.
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0518. This is your first alert, operate home's part of Channel 1.
00:20
So you can check my point en route.
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No, for a minute, one, two, five, twenty hours.
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The patient weighs approximately three hundred to fifty pounds, also has dementia,
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large knot above his eye,
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probably there.
00:37
Would you like me to page fire to assist with lifting?
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That would be great, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Cycle Dr, Rural Retreat, VA 24368
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