Female suffers wrist injury with heavy bleeding, Metamora MI


A woman near East High Street fell while setting up igloos and cut her wrist. She suffered heavy bleeding, which responders controlled using a tourniquet.
Audio|Source: Lapeer County and Surrounding Townships Fire/EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Metamora first responders.
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Near East High Street, near White Horson.
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Have a female who is cut in the wrist area.
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I'm unsure exactly what happened. Believes it was accidental.
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They set a very serious bleed and possibly tourniqueting it. Central, Clear, Second Tones, 1,200.
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801's in route.
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801, have you in route?
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Do you have an update, yes?
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801, it's going to be a 50 to 60-year-old female who was sending up the igloos and fell, cutting her wrist. It is bleeding profusely. They did start a tourniquet.
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All right.
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Near E High St, Metamora, MI 48455
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