Man falls 20 feet from ladder with arm injury, Pottawattamie County IA
Medical EmergencyA man around 65 years old fell about 20 feet from a ladder near 340th St and Highway 6 in Iowa. He has a serious injury to his right arm with a displaced bone. Emergency medical services responded, and an air ambulance was initially requested but later canceled after assessing the patient's condition.
Audio|Source: Pottawattamie County Fire and EMS
02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Nothing? These are an ALS tier on Highway 6? Nothing? Glad requesting ALST here on Highway 6.
00:05
Do you want me to cancel LifeNet then?
00:11
Have them stand down.
00:13
Claire, have LifeNet stand down, 1252.
00:21
2250 from medic 6.
00:27
Advocase.
00:29
You guys with patient information.
00:38
6-6 from fire dispatch.
00:42
Go ahead.
00:43
Yeah, he told you to stand by.
00:45
I'll give you what we had on dispatch.
00:47
65-year-old male fell approximately 20 feet, has an obvious injury to his arm, and Oakland's still on scene at this time.
00:55
This, that's 2251.
00:58
2251, go ahead.
01:01
2251 in route to Jenny Code 3.
01:06
Clear, 2251, route to Jenny, code 3, and Medic 6 is in route to Tier with you.
01:13
2251, clear.
01:19
2251, Pouts, Peltz, Medi 6.
01:25
51, go ahead.
01:29
Whenever you get a minute, can you give me some patient information?
01:37
Medicines 6 from Oakland.
01:40
Go ahead.
01:42
He has a 57-year-old male.
01:45
He fell from a ladder with a right-arm deformity.
01:50
He has a little stick dislodge in the humor.
01:54
GCS is 15. CSM, they're intact.
02:00
Did you say stick lodging is femur?
02:09
Humerus, medic 6 clear.
02:12
2251 from medic 6.
02:13
Let's plan to meet around near 340th St and highway 6, near 340th St and highway 6.
02:21
5255251 clear.
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