Six patients treated at recovery center after fall, Berkeley County WV


Emergency teams responded to six patients at the Recovery Resource Center on Gross Drive. One patient, a 72-year-old male, fell after stepping in a hole while walking and later developed swelling and discoloration in his left ankle. He did not lose consciousness or have neck or back pain.
Audio|Source: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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The medics free responding for over to the six patients, 800, I'm a gross drive, recovery resource center, 1033 hours.
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Anything?
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Okay.
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Okay, sir, go ahead.
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Sure,
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number (number withheld), transporting to Berkeley Medical Center about a five-minute EPA.
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Dispatch complaint was for a sick person. Redwell and seen found a 72-year-old male.
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Patient stated that last night around 9 p.m., he was walking.
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He did step in a hole in the roadway.
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A patient did suffer and ground level fall.
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The patient did fall to the ground. He did not have any neck or back pain, no loss of consciousness.
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My patient's complaint is just his left ankle, high in foot.
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Patient said that he got back up off the ground, did go to his residence.
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When he woke up this morning, he had some swelling to the left ankle, also with some color change. There is no deformity.
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The ankle is blue in color.
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Berkeley County, WV
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