83-Year-Old Woman Scratched by Dog in Home, Grants Pass OR


An 83-year-old woman inside her home was scratched by a dog. The dog was not aggressive and stayed inside. The wound was bleeding, and the woman, who is on blood thinners, was applying pressure to stop the bleeding.
Audio|Source: Rural Metro Fire Department Dispatch
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7504 Medics 19 and 1 Animal Bite near Sleepy Hollow Lo, Loose.
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7504, Mediq, 19, A&1 Animal Bite, near Sleepy Hollow Loop, Pressa of Jerome Prairie, and (name withheld).
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Dispatch, 7515.
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Forward two.
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Dispatch 7515.
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Dispatch 7515.
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Dispatch 7515.
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Jean, go ahead.
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The show is clear, in service, and in quarters.
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Clear in service and in quarters.
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Copy 15.
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Medicin 1975 before I have an update to your call.
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19. Go ahead.
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This is going to be a correction. It is not an animal bite. It was a scratch that occurred from an animal as it was moving around.
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The dog is not aggressive. It is still inside the house, but not aggressive towards responder. She's an 83-year-old female patient is on bloodthiners, was working on putting pressure on the wound, but it still was pretty actively bleeding.
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Near Sleepy Hollow Loop, Grants Pass, OR 97527
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