Elderly man injured after fall down stairs, Goochland VA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call near Chapel Hill Road in Goochland for a seventy-one-year-old man who fell down a flight of stairs and injured his hip. The patient reported being unable to move his leg. He was transported to Henrico’s Dr. Forest after St. Mary’s Hospital had no available beds.
Audio|Heard on: Goochland County Fire and EMS
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03:55
Transcript:
00:00
Company eight, first due to rescue.
00:02
Company four, rescue.
00:05
Chapel Hill Road falls.
00:29
Company eight, first aid rescue and company four rescue near Chapel Hill Road and Riddle's Bridge Road, Hewitt Lane.
00:38
Fallen at (number withheld).
00:44
H Atlantic (number withheld) is responding from Bulldog Way Route six.
00:53
Four (number withheld), you are responding near Chapel Hill Road, Riddle's Bridge Road and Hewitt Lane.
01:01
Seventy-one year old male, conscious and breathing,
01:04
fell down the stairs.
01:07
Forty-three.
01:13
(number withheld) patient has an injury to his hip.
01:21
Security (number withheld) will be en route also.
01:26
Four, (number withheld) is arriving.
01:37
Keep from prime line (number withheld).
01:43
This is (number withheld) to St.
01:45
Mary's Star Lodges, (number withheld).
01:48
We also have bail for four from QRV (number withheld).
01:54
(number withheld), (number withheld).
02:00
(number withheld)?
02:04
Go ahead.
02:09
Be advised, St.
02:11
Mary's states they have no open beds at the time and extended offloads.
02:18
Okay, thank you.
02:21
Cell (number withheld).
02:29
KRV (number withheld),
02:31
Ambulance (number withheld) from (number withheld) in which patient status?
02:39
What's that for?
02:44
Okay.
02:47
All right, one (number withheld).
02:53
(number withheld). Changing our destination to Henrico's Dr.
02:58
Forest. Starting mileage.
03:01
Acknowledged.
03:09
(number withheld),
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status check.
03:16
Water rescue (number withheld), status check.
03:24
This is our water rescue (number withheld), status check.
03:29
All units on Hill Point acknowledged, we'll talk to one for transport.
03:35
Acknowledged.
03:41
(number withheld)?
03:44
Go ahead.
03:46
We can call back and advise the patient is not able to move his leg at all.
03:53
(number withheld), okay.
03:54
You can show us on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Chapel Hill Rd, Goochland, VA 23063
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