Bleeding from surgical port in elderly man on blood thinners

Heard on: Clarke County Fire

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Box 801 for bleeding, (number withheld) Poplar Lane, Rescue Company 1, ALS 621.

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Box 801, correction, Box 801 for bleeding, (number withheld) Poplar Lane, Rescue Company 1, ALS 621, unit 906.

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Medic 621, you're fine.

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10-4, Medic 621 en route.

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(number withheld) Poplar Lane, 78-year-old male.

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Had a gallbladder procedure, has a port and bag from the surgery site.

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He says there's a lot of coming out of that port.

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He's going to be awake and alert, but has a history of cardiac problems and is on blood thinners.

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You're responding at 908.

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Medic 13 to Medic 621.

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Go ahead.

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Do you need us to respond up there?

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Yeah, we may need an ambulance.

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Clarke Medical 13 is en route.

2026-10-14 13:07 UTC

Medical Emergency

Poplar Ln, Bluemont, VA 20135

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a medical call for a reported bleeding problem at a home near Poplar Lane involving an older man with a recent gallbladder procedure and a surgical port. The patient is awake and alert but has a history of heart problems and is taking blood thinners, and an ambulance may be needed.