Man falls and hits head, experiences chest pain, Marshalltown IA


A man fell near Rainbow Dr and hit his head on a glass table. He is conscious but confused and now has chest pain. He is taking blood thinners and does not respond to verbal commands, though his eyes are open. Pressure is applied to his wound. Rescuers are on scene.
Audio|Source: Marshall County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Fall, near Rainbow Dr.
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Rescue 177, and Unity Point Nugular, Fall,
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near Rainbow Dr.
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Mail is away, his own live dinners, timeout, 1305.
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ComCenter, Rescue 177.
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Rescue 116. Warring around.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Tubby. Com center.
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Rescue 177. Rescue 177.
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Rescue 175.
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Second.
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Do you have any updates? Is this patient responsive or conscious?
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He is conscious. He's having chest pain now and he's acting altered. He hit his head on a glass table.
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Copy that.
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New Beach 10, Rescue 177, going for a male.
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We're here to have some type of medical issue before the fall. His eyes rolled in the back of the head. They don't think he had a seizure.
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He is now holding his chest, complaining the chest pain. He is also going to be on blood thinners.
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He's not able to respond to any type of verbal commands, but his eyes are open.
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They do have pressure on his wound. He doesn't have any other medical history.
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Received, rescues on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Near Rainbow Dr, Marshalltown, IA 50158
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