Elderly man bleeds through cast after fracture, Princeton WV


An 87-year-old man with a compound fracture is bleeding through his cast about a week after the injury at a residence near New Hope Rd, requiring emergency medical help.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety and WV State Police
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Transcript:
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Mr. Control of Princeton Rescue, if we can please get a squad and route to near New Hope Rd.
00:08
Near New Hope Rd. There's an 87-year-old male there that was said to have suffered a compound fracture about a week ago and is bleeding through his cast at this time.
00:19
It's 523.
00:24
Control 613.
00:28
Yes, sir.
00:31
Yes, thanks, Travis.
00:35
Are you familiar with this address prior to this call, sir?
00:43
Vaguely.
00:49
Only ask you because they said that you have to turn into the havens but veer right and it leads to their driveway for some reason i pass that and can't envision it though but have you in route at 526
01:03
The incident number is 50625.
01:09
50625. You can please go to near New Hope Rd. Again, they say you turn in there at the Havens via right and leads to their double-wide trailer.
01:19
Yeah, there's a little bit of a concrete divider there at the end, but they do share the same entrance.
01:25
Copy that. I don't even know if I told you the complaint, actually. Again, he's 87. He had a compound fracture, and he's bleeding through.
01:32
His cast, it was approximately a week ago.
01:34
The blood started tonight.
01:36
Yeah.
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Location mentioned:
Near New Hope Rd, Princeton, WV 24739
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