Man falls 20 feet from tree near West Webster St, Ashley IN
Medical EmergencyA 29-year-old man fell about 20 feet from a tree near West Webster Street. He complained of lower back pain and had a nosebleed but was conscious and able to talk. Emergency personnel, including EMS and a helicopter unit, were guided through fields and woods to reach him for medical assistance.
Audio|Source: DeKalb County Sheriff, Fire / EMS, Auburn and Garrett Police / Fire
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Transcript:
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Right now we have a 29-year-old male, fall approximately 20 feet out of a tree.
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Well, he was getting into a tree's hand, he's approximately 20 feet.
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Complaining of lower back pain, he does have feeling in all his extremities.
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He does have some blood coming out of his nose at this time,
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is alert and conscious and talking.
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Central 8.10.
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178.
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89 you can hold it's clear or I see if this is something that they handle
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okay I don't believe so if it's not it's not
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We're at 41 medical 11, can we get an ambulance suspect?
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41 or check, medical 11, you can get an ambulance at least to me.
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I'll check it.
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I'll bring you back.
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11-6.
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40, 41. Are we going to be able to get the ambulance back there? Do you want me to bring them there foot in the back with them? Pick up.
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They may be able to get back here, but it's going to be a stretch.
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I would try to bring them back if you can.
01:38
Well, it is.
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Thank you.
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Also, there should be family at the roads to guide people back.
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I'm clear.
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Medic 1141, when you guys come on scene, just follow the grass lane along the cornfields back to my pickup and I'll creaking back the rest of it.
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All clear.
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Okay. Okay.
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2013.
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Fort Wayne, 22, 80, I would 10, 23, plus, a thing.
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202.
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21, stop at my pickup.
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I want your cones before you head all the way back.
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Central 42, do you get patient information?
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Negative.
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Point two.
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Central 17137-1042.
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137. Fire 40,
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Rescue, 41.
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What's your location once you get to the end of the field?
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You're going to keep, if once you get the woods, you're going to keep following the woods around to the east.
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So by the corn.
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Correct, you're going to go in between the woods and the corn.
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Follow that around.
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It'll open up to a grass area and then we're just continue east around.
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Affirmative.
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I'm going to wait on the medics there here.
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I'm going to take them back.
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I'm clear. Clear 4140.
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Go ahead.
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We're going to have the LV up back here.
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Okay, clear.
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I'll tear it down.
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Okay.
03:48
You guys need anything back there?
03:51
Yeah, he is.
03:52
Sounds like they're going to try and land Samaritan back here.
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Clear. I'm going to go in service if you doesn't need anything.
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Good.
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Good. Thank you, sir.
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Right, 2.22, 1042.
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2222. 2.22.
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Fire 40 are you on the east or the west side of the property?
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The east side of the property.
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The east side of the property.
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Near W Webster St, Ashley, IN 46705
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