Older man falls and injured at St. Mark's hospital, Austin MN

Medical Emergency

Reported: 09/21/2025 06:01 PM (PDT)

Near 4th St SW, Austin, MN 55912

Emergency responders are assisting a 74-year-old man who fell while walking near 4th Street Southwest at St. Mark's hospital. He hit his forehead on a door corner and has a bump. He is conscious, breathing, and being transported to the hospital in stable condition.

Audio|Source: Austin Fire & EMS

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Transcript:

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LAC Dawson Fire officers are out on a lift assistant needing your assistance as well.

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Near 4th Street Southwest at St. Mark's. That'll be in room 102.

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St. Mark Department, Department 102 at 2000, 2013.

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LAC, Austin, Fire, officers are out on a lift assistant, needing your assistance as well.

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Near 4th Street, Southwest at St. Mark's, and be in room 102.

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St. Mark Department, Department 102, at 2000, 2013.

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LEC, fire copies, page, you can put us around near 4th Street, Southwest, for a lift, sir.

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This match from 660.

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Cavia 2003.

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6-2.

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We'll be transporting one routine to Austin.

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Have a transporting.

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I'm going to transporting.

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I'm featured Austin from 6662 with a patient trauma report.

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This is Austin.

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Go ahead.

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Overly, Cruz.

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Cruz got an ALS 4-2, Albert Lee to Austin, MCHS, Albert Lee, going to MCHS, Austin, ALS-4-2.

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Cruz to acknowledge 607.

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6-7.

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608?

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609.

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09. 09.

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We are coming to your facility with a 74-year-old male, conscious and breathing, heart rate of 98, blood pressure of 166 over 80, SPO 2 of 95 on room air.

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The patient was walking when he fell from standing.

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He landed on both of his knees and hit his forehead on the corner of the door.

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He does have a ping pong-ball-sized bump on his forehead, and he takes a...

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an adult aspirin every Sunday.

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He is not on any other blood that nurse at this time.

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And we are going to be in approximately three minutes.

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Any questions?

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