Man falls 10 feet from ladder causing serious head injury, West Kill NY


A 60-year-old man fell about 10 feet off a ladder onto rocks near Beech Ridge Rd. He suffered a serious head cut with heavy bleeding and is gasping for air. Emergency medical help is on the way.
Audio|Source: Greene County Fire
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Transcript:
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Green 9112, Lexington Rescue, Astral Ambulance, Green EMS, Bravo Priority near Beech Ridge Rd, cross streets of South Beach Ridge Road and Route 42, a 60-year-old now falling off a ladder.
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Fell onto rocks, approximately 10 feet.
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Patient does have a head injury with laceration and bleeding.
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Bleeding described as serious.
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Repeating Green 9112, Lexington Rescue, Ashland Ambulon's Green EMS, Bravo Priority, near Beech Ridge Rd.
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A 60-year-old male fallen off a ladder approximately 10 feet.
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Patient fell onto rocks, head injury, laceration, bleeding.
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Bleeding described as serious.
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1519 dispatcher of 2036.
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Green, no, 1, Lexington, Car, 5.
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3. Green is on Lexington Car 5.
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Car 5 is in route.
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Lexington Car 5 in route 1519.
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911 Lexington Car 3 in route.
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Lexington Car 3 and out 1520.
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Any units responding near Beech Ridge Rd, patient reported to be gasping for air.
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Call her on scene attempting to get the patient to flat ground.
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Location mentioned:
Near Beech Ridge Rd, West Kill, NY 12492
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