Man falls 6 feet into river with possible injuries

Heard on: Taylor County Fire and EMS Departments

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Hey, can you give me a patch to Hendrick North in Abilene, Texas for me?

00:14

Connected to Hendrick North, go ahead with patient report.

00:19

Hey Hendrick North, it's Rex Five Two again.

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I've tried to reach you on the radio, but I ain't getting a response back.

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Just want to let you know we're about 8 min out with a trauma activation.

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It's gonna be a 63-year-old male.

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Six-foot fall off an embankment into a river.

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Unknown loss of consciousness.

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GCS 14, A&O x2.

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Positive spindlers, positive alcohol.

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Vital signs are stable at this time.

00:43

Rate 100 , blood pressure 100 and thirty-two over eighty-eight.

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Got an R of twenty-nine, respiratory rate 16 , and SpO two is ninety-eight percent.

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Chief complaining is going to be possible head injury, possible neck injury, and possible back injury.

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Like I say, we're about 8 min away.

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Any questions?

01:01

Chief, I got the call.

01:02

Thank you.

2026-09-12 18:52 UTC

Medical Emergency

Pine St, Abilene, TX 79601

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are transporting a 63-year-old man to a hospital in Abilene after he reportedly fell about six feet from an embankment into a river. The patient is alert with stable vital signs, but there are possible head, neck, and back injuries and possible alcohol involvement.