Paraplegic male with severe buttock bleeding treated, Reading PA


A paraplegic male with severe bleeding from buttock wounds is being treated by a visiting nurse near Pondue Drive, Reading. He is on blood thinners, wears a full cast, and uses oxygen. Emergency services are responding to control bleeding and transport him to hospital.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire A and EMS
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near Pondue Drive, crushes East Court Street.
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Forty-year-old male bilateral wounds on his buttocks.
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They're attempting to control the bleeding.
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He's on thinners.
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Patient's a paraplegic, has a fully cast, is on 2 liters of oxygen at all times.
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Going to St.
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Luke Wilkesburg weighs 300 pounds, and hands percha is not indicated, and the caller is actually going to be a visiting nurse that's on scene there.
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Reading, PA
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