Woman bleeds after head injury from toilet fall, Iowa City IA


A 69-year-old woman fell off a toilet at home, hit her head, and has been bleeding for about an hour. She is responsive and breathing normally but the bleeding has not stopped.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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69-year-old female thinks she fell asleep on the toilet.
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She did fall off and hit her head about an hour ago.
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She's been bleeding all this time. They can't find the cut, but her hair is soaked with blood.
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They've wrapped it in a towel to try to control it.
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She's not having any trouble breathing. She's responding normally.
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May advise she weighs about 280 pounds.
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Location mentioned:
Near Basswood Ln, Iowa City, IA 52246
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