Male paraplegic suffers bleeding after catheter pulled, Otsego County MI


A 48-year-old male paraplegic weighing 300 pounds had bleeding after his suprapubic catheter was accidentally pulled during a shower transfer. The bleeding is now under control. Caretakers are present and waiting for emergency medical services.
Audio|Source: Otsego County EMS
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Station 6, you requested at near Town and Wanda Trail.
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Near Town of Wanda Trail.
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Stoppeduil Lakes.
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48-year-old male paraplegic, he has 300 pounds.
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During a shower transfer,
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his caretaker said, a suprapubic catheter was pulled.
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There was bleeding, bleeding under control, 1933.
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7-4-6-2-8. 6-8? No.
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Sharing around 1939,
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583-2 tunnel on the trail.
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There's caretaker, care workers with him there still in the bathroom,
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300-pound paraplegic,
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and bleeding be in control over the rag.
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Otsego County, MI
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