Infection sparks emergency at Marshalltown amputation site, Marshalltown IA
Responders rushed to 210 North Third Avenue with a patient displaying blood and pus leaking from a leg amputation site, sparking concern over possible infection and anxiety attack symptoms.
Audio|Source: Marshall County Public Safety Dispatch
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Rescue 177, UnityPoint Ambulance, medical incident, 210 North Third Avenue, Rescue 177 and UnityPoint Ambulance, medical incident, 210 North Third Avenue,
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leg amputation four months ago,
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possibly infected, anxious,
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timeout,
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1626.
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Let's keep on.
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U-baked 16 and Rescue 177, it sounds like he had a grayish color seeping out of his amputation site, and now there is blood and pus.
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This started around noon.
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He also believes he's just having an anxiety attack, and that might be why he's feeling like this is infected,
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but there is stuff coming out of it.
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Location mentioned:
N 3rd Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158
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