Patient bitten by client loses fingertip in care facility, Cleveland TN
AssaultMedical responders were sent near 21st Street Southeast in Cleveland, Tennessee, after a person was bitten by another client, resulting in the fingertip being completely severed. Both individuals are mentally impaired. Law enforcement was requested to secure the area before medical personnel entered.
Audio|Source: Bradley County Sheriff, Cleveland Police, Fire Rescue and MAC
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Transcript:
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507, hand injury, amputation,
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Near 21st Street southeast.
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Copy. It's near 21st Street southeast.
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Callers advise that a patient was bitten by another client and the tip of the finger is completely bitten off.
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The patient is in their 40s.
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The patient is mentally impaired.
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Advising no bone is exposed and that the other client possibly swallowed the tip of the patient's finger.
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Is medical personnel staged for that, correct?
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I'm sorry, you advised to have who stage? We have our crew staged before,
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or until law enforcement gets on scene.
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Okay.
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D-7-81.
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Yeah.
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PD40 inbound, right before, turns to 25th.
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Copy this stage until ones four seconds there.
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Tenths, four weeks.
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All right, we'll be en route to 21st Street.
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40 on time.
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Last year, no, no coverage, you not a copy.
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Forty-nine, how will be you in there, hello.
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Council.
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Units en route be advised.
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It's going to be two mentally impaired patients, I believe.
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Still get further.
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They're going to be in a van there in the parking lot.
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Location mentioned:
Near 21st St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311
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