Male injured in fall at Lower South Falls with bleeding knee, Marion County OR
Medical EmergencyA 64-year-old man fell at Lower South Falls Trail. He cut his right knee and is bleeding heavily. He has a prosthetic left leg and takes blood thinners. He is sitting near a bench or chair and may need stitches for his wound.
Audio|Source: Marion County Fire South 1-4
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This is going to be the lower South Falls Trail.
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The patient is a 64-year-old male, conscious breathing alert, had a ground level fall after tripping over a rock and has a cut on their right knee, they believe, will need stitches.
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They do have a prosthetic on their left leg and are also on blood thinners.
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The wound was described as flowing out blood-wise.
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I copy. I'm not really remembering where I was at that point, but the patient does have a right, a cut on the right leg.
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It is flowing out but wraps.
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They are on blood thinners and the left leg is a prosthetic.
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They think that it'll need stitches.
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They advised right at Lower South Falls. They did not relate anything about the stairs,
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but they did advise they were currently sitting in a chair,
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if you're familiar with one of those would be located nearby.
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I copy, I can try and get them back on the line, but we had really poor cell reception where they were.
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443 is the form he advice that we're currently sitting in a chair that could potentially be a bench if you're aware of one nearby and break additional unit.
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Location mentioned:
Lower South Falls, Oregon 97381
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