60-year-old man suffers worsening back pain after fall
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Preston County WV Regional EMS Dispatch
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Any available EMS units are needed to respond.
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Traumatic injury, victim of a fall, (number withheld) Church Street in Newburg.
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Time of alert 1547.
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Call 3682.
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682.
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You can cancel the 2nd unit here.
00:17
We're getting two patients refusing.
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We're checking one more patient.
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682, copy.
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Com Center 689, direct, put me on the call.
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689, copy.
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Com Center 689.
00:34
Go ahead, sir.
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689, you'll be responding to (number withheld) Church Street.
00:39
It's going to be for a 60-year-old male.
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Caller advised he fell a couple of times last month and has been complaining of lower back pain since then and it's getting worse.
00:51
Today he's rating.
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The pain at ten out of ten.
00:54
Also, does feel sweaty as well.
00:56
Break.
00:58
Go ahead.
01:01
Call advised he tripped over railroad tracks when he was walking home one day, and has been having issues ever since.
01:07
The only history the patient has is asthma.
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Go ahead.
01:12
Okay, did he fall today again?
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Six AM, negative.
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He did not fall again today.
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The pain has just been getting worse.
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Worse, and right now he's just in the lower back area,
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complaining and writing at a ten out of ten in pain.
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Okay, six.
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Six eighty-six, six eighty-nine.
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Go ahead, sir.
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I'm just leaving Denver.
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Do you think you'll need any help in Newburg?
01:46
Not sure. I think the repair is complete on this truck.
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I'm just under maintenance at this time.
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Okay.
02:00
We're about 10 minutes from scene.
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Roger that.
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I'm gonna come by Newburg anyways, and then if you need help, you need it.
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If you don't,
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you don't need me.
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I'll run away.
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Roger that.
02:15
It shows me 9 min out.
02:19
Roger that.
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