Elderly man reports leg weakness, needs medical help, Ames IA
Medical EmergencyAn 87-year-old man with diabetes is experiencing leg weakness and numbness. His son helped him stand recently, but his legs are not functioning well. He does not believe he was injured from falling. Medical assistance has been dispatched to his residence near Rockboro Drive.
Audio|Source: City of Ames Fire and EMS
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Medical Assist, Rescue 1, near Rockboro Drive, Cross of Greyhawk Avenue and Johnson Avenue, S.P.A.C.1. Medical assist, near Rockboro Drive, S.P.A.C.1.
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8.7.21.
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You're out, Rock. You're out, Rock.
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Eighty-seven-year-old male.
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Diabetes, those blood sugars are fine, so a couple of times in the last couple days, this time,
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son came over and helped him up, but he can't really feel his legs, and his legs are not working properly.
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Otherwise, he doesn't think he's injured from falling.
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Understood.
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Thank you once in route to Rockboro, we're direct on all traffic.
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Happy.
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Ames, IA
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