Man suffers leg injury from metal cutting blade, Ford City PA


A 26-year-old man in Fort City Borough cut his leg on a metal cutting blade causing severe bleeding above the ankle. Emergency responders applied a tourniquet and are on scene providing medical aid.
Audio|Source: Armstrong County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Station 91, Car 200, E1, Fort City Borough, near 7th Avenue.
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26-year-old female,
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correction male.
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Cut his leg on a metal cutting blade.
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Armstrong QR ST 90.
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Go ahead.
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Uncontrolled bleeding right above the ankle,
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EMS2.
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Everybody not on seeing can cancel.
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Three two.
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Decisions back two not needed there anymore.
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Okay.
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50 rescue to portable 15.
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Make 2, Armstrong.
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Egg 2 from Armstrong.
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Thank you. You can return service.
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Thank you. 1654.
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50 rescue, Armstrong.
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Do I rescue? It's a call in our service area. We're going to keep responding.
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Okay.
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If you rescue from 290, go ahead.
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If you're responding to this arrest, this is the DLA, they're stopping.
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We're still going to stop over.
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Okay.
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Armstrong, Medicare, 91.
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91.
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In route.
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91, you're en route at 1656, timing the dispatch was 1653.
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Your incident numbers 29428, Fort City Borough, near 7th Avenue.
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26-year-old male cut his leg with a saw, a metal cutting blade.
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It has a tourniquet applied right now,
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and PD is on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Near 7th Ave, Ford City, PA 16226
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