Elderly woman falls, hits head in South Carrollton shower, Central City KY
Medical EmergencyBeing found fallen in the shower at her South Carrollton home, an elderly woman struck her head and stopped bleeding, requesting help to stand and declining ambulance but medical help was dispatched in case further care was needed.
Audio|Source: Muhlenberg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Station to Central City Fire Department, we have a fifth subject,
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near Barrett Street, South Carrollton, female fallen.
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Station 2, Central City Fire Department, reporting subject at near Barrett Street, South Carrollton.
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She fell in the shower; her husband cannot help her up.
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She says she doesn't need an ambulance, just assistance getting up and plans to go to the hospital.
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Station, good company.
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People.
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25 is right.
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Squad 25.
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I'm gonna be in a row squad 243.
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Trigger flash squad 25 squad 25.
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I called her back because I didn't get her age.
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She's 75.
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She said she fell in the shower,
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hit her head. It was bleeding.
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It's not now.
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Since she was trying to get a shower, she wants to go to the hospital due to her asthma acting up.
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Yeah.
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I asked her to send an ambulance in case she needed to go.
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She said just wait, she wants her husband to take her and will let you check her out when you get there.
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All right, if you don’t mind, is good, just in case we need them, we won’t cancel.
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104, I agree, I'll get somebody hit it that way.
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Location mentioned:
Barrett Ln, Central City, KY 42330
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