Man suffers head injury after six-foot ladder fall, Whitney TX
A 69-year-old man fell about six feet from a ladder onto concrete and sustained a head laceration. He briefly lost consciousness but is now alert. Air medical support was requested at Whitney's landing pad.
Audio|Source: Hill County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Okay, so we're going to go ahead and we're going to launch on this one.
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There is a man falling approximately six feet from a ladder onto some concrete,
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positive loss of consciousness.
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Maddoch 7,
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I can just barely read your traffic.
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I did talk you to go home and launch air to the same.
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Tom, next seven.
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We've got a 69-year-old male with approximately six-foot fall off a ladder onto concrete, positive loss of consciousness.
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He is alert and oriented at this time.
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We've got an approximately four to five centimeter laceration to the head.
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Counting from verse 232.
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232.
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Can you please relay, MedCet is not getting out to their Medcom.
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They're requesting that CareFlite 6 meet them at the pad in Whitney.
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Briefing.
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Further advise, it's going to be a 69-year-old male, approximately six foot fall with a laceration to the head.
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Location mentioned:
W Washington Ave, Whitney, TX 76692
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