Elderly man bleeds from head after fall near Maple Lake Rd, Powhatan VA
Medical EmergencyAn 88-year-old man fell less than 10 feet near Maple Lake Road. He was bleeding from his head and was on blood thinners. Emergency responders treated him. The bleeding appeared to have stopped and he had no breathing or chest issues.
Audio|Source: Powhatan County Fire & Rescue
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Block 040-4-4, Trauma Priority 3.
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Medic 711, Box 0404, near Maple Lake Road, cross-lease of Maple Lake Tarran, Maple Lake Tarras, or Trauma Priority 3 at 1921.
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Medics 711, I caught him around 1922.
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Hi with Tanna, Medics 711. You're going to be responding for an 88-year-old male, approximately 180 pounds.
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This was a transfer in from Chesterfield, third-party caller, stayed her father,
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that he fell.
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We have currently made contact with him.
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We've now upgraded the call to his child if he won.
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Stacy's bleeding from the head and he fell less than 10 feet in the driveway.
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EMS 704, you're being added to the Trauma Priority 1 call at Box 0404-29-89, near Maple Lake Road, Cross Street to Maple Lake Turn, Maple Lake Circle, and Maple Lake Terrace for Trauma Party 1 at 1924.
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Panetect 711, EMS 704, the call was upgraded to priority one.
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The patient is bleeding and is on blood thinners.
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No difficulty breathing, no chest pains.
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And it appears that the bleeding has stopped, according to the patient.
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Near Maple Lake Rd, Powhatan, VA 23139
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