Man at retirement center falls and has GI bleeding, Spencer NC


A 60-year-old man at Bethany Retirement Center fell and hit his head on a flower pot. He is on blood thinners and had bleeding in his lower digestive tract, but the bleeding has stopped. He is conscious, breathing, sitting up, and talking.
Audio|Source: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
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Copy. All his vitals looks really good. He just fell and hit his head on the flower pot.
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But he's sitting up talking and everything.
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Copy that. Did he lose consciousness or is he on blood thinners?
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He is on blood thinners.
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We got the bleeding to stop at this time.
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Copy that. We'll be there by 13.
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Copy.
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Sorry, exactly, how's there?
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Thank you, sir. Thank you.
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Rowan Station 75, Medicaid, 881, QRV, 81, hemorrhage, routine, near North Salisbury Avenue, cross street of Herman Street to Amstreet at the Bethany Retirement Center, 60-year-old male, conscious and breathing, having a lower G-I bleed at this time,
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operating on Ops.
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Location mentioned:
Near Salisbury Ave, Spencer, NC 28159
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