Man paralyzed in gator accident in field near Emden, Emden MO


A 76-year-old man who uses a wheelchair was injured in a gator accident in a field south of Highway C near Emden, Missouri. He is breathing, alert, and talking but has significant bleeding and scratches on his head. Emergency medical services, fire units, and a helicopter are responding due to the remote location.
Audio|Source: Shelby County Public Safety
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This is going to be south of the house, south of highway C in Charlie.
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It's going to be a half a mile in CRP grass.
00:07
We will not be able to get the ambulance back there.
00:09
You're probably going to need a gator.
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County 516, did you copy me in route?
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Prelimity.
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Salt River Amber, it's an update to the call that you're responding to.
00:19
What three words is first replicated year.
00:22
I have a caller on scene who says patient is breathing, unconscious and talking and alert, so there is a lot of bleeding.
00:29
They're working on someone being at the entrance to the field to get you there.
00:34
Shelbyville First Responders, Shelbyville First Responders, can we get you to respond to near Highway C? We have a male who's had a gator accident, top of age, 1704.
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Subbyville Fire, be advised.
00:52
This patient is already paralyzed.
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He is in a wheelchair.
00:55
He does have some scratches on his head, some blood.
00:58
We do not know more than that.
00:59
We are also going to probably put a helicopter in the air.
01:02
SubiVille Medical Force.
01:03
A medic for a per caller that is on seeing this patient is paralyzed, but is a previous condition.
01:11
He does not have his wheelchair with him.
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Be advised that patient is a paraplegic.
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In a wheelchair,
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I am also going to get air in a helicopter in the air.
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Therefore.
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121 from Shelby County.
01:24
Be advised, I'm also going to page out Shelbina because it is now in their fire districts, and they have a couple of gaiters.
01:32
Just want to let you know they are also going to assist.
01:34
Shum on a fire, show on a fire.
01:36
I need you to respond to near Highway C in Charlie.
01:41
This is going to be south of Emden, north of Honeywell.
01:44
We have a 76-year-old male who is paralyzed in a wheelchair but has just been in a gator accident.
01:52
We have made location on him.
01:54
You will need your gaiters because we cannot get vehicles back there.
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On page 1709.
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Medic 4, you're going to go to near Route E to C.
02:08
Yes, that would be ending.
02:10
I'm already in the process of that.
02:12
I'm going to put it in the air.
02:13
We can always stand to him.
02:14
That's what we've always been told.
02:15
She'll be the metaphor.
02:16
Go back to the fire people so they say they need their backboard.
02:20
Nine-on-one to 121, the ambulance is coming back to you.
02:25
Cages, accident.
02:27
Ahead, another four.
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Copy, Tonya on your on scene, your miles 1750.
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Emden, MO 63439
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