70-year-old man falls twice, hits head, needs stitches

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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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Mills County, please start rural rescue to (number withheld) US Highway 59.

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(number withheld) Highway 59.

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Have a 70 year old male that has fallen and has hit his head.

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Caller says that he will definitely need stitches.

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We have a person patient as well.

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Copy that for me.

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Give me Iowa driver's license number (number withheld), (number withheld).

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Copy that.

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it fast.

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No, go ahead.

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Montgomery County, this is going to be the male's 2nd fall this evening.

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He, this time around, he hit his head extremely hard on the toilet.

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The male is just kind of repeating himself.

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It appears he's had a wound.

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Page them out.

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I'll let you know when they're going around.

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We are calling for a minute just in case as much as he is repeating himself.

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I'm that as well.

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Change that.

8/26/2026 09:15 PM

Medical Emergency

US-59, Emerson, IA 51533

70-year-old man falls twice, hits head, needs stitches

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a rural location near US Highway 59 in the Emerson area for a reported medical emergency involving a 70-year-old man who had fallen twice in the evening, hit his head hard on a toilet, and was reportedly repeating himself.

70-year-old man falls twice, hits head, needs stitches

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