Man tripped on grate and sustained head injury near post office, Old Saybrook CT
Medical EmergencyA man was found on the ground near the post office on Main Street with a head injury. Initial reports suggested he was hit by a vehicle, but responders later clarified he tripped and fell on a grate in the road. Emergency medical services responded, and the road was temporarily closed for access.
Audio|Source: Old Saybrook Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Righter. Old Cedar Fire, Old Sabre, NF, Pension Valley Shore for the paramedic, the area near Main St, the post office, for a man found on the ground with a head injury, possibly a car versus pedestrian.
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Repeating Old Cedar Fire, Old Cedar, UMS, Pension Valley Shore for the paramedic, Area near Main St, the post office, for the man on the ground, possibly hit by a vehicle, head injury.
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Timeout, (number withheld).
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Here, all your time.
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Here. Here, Dean. 303 responding.
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The 3.5.
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310, LBU 2nd, command for the fireover.
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3115.
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Finding, Main Street.
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2.3 is fine.
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3 in the middle.
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Please. Take your position behind 3-0.
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Rescue 3 on scene.
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Keep your on scene.
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Keep your on scene. Next to me.
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Go ahead. It's going to be single pedestrian and tripped on the grate in the middle of the road.
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Roger, single pedestrian and tripped on the grate.
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I'll be a... Go ahead. I'll be a two.
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I have two 17.
00:53
Go ahead. The Massachusetts, it's going to be Syria (number withheld).
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The second one is going to be Connecticut (number withheld).
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Pretty.
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Go in service.
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And medic four, now. And medic four, they, uh, fall now with a head injury.
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No pedestrian stuck.
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And four, fall with a head injury.
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Okay, go ahead. What EMS signs on, I'm gonna have them go up and around the sea because we have the road shut down and I'll get them right in the wrong way.
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We'll turn them around.
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Roger, when EMS signs on up and around.
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...up and around. We're here to respondings.
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The fire and they're advising you go outside around the scene the wrong way and they'll guide you.
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Roger then.
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EMS, you can come up Main Street, go up Elm and come in around Starbucks, and I'm going to put you in the wrong way of traffic.
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We have a shutdown for you.
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Four.
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Go ahead.
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It's going to be Connecticut to golf.
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I don't add it.
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We're just going to have them go in the wrong way.
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He's on scene.
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Selfie. Medic Ford is on scene.
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Onsen. On 1017.
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
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