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Elderly man falls with broken ribs on pepper drive, Iowa City IA

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/11/2025 03:26 PM

Pepper Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240

According to the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a 70-year-old man who fell near Pepper Drive in Iowa City. The man is conscious and breathing but has broken ribs and a possible chest injury.

Audio|Heard on: Johnson County Fire/EMS

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02:21

Transcript:

00:00

Johnson County Ambulance and Engine 1.

00:03

J-Tas 1-3. Respond to falls near Pepper Drive, Iowa City.

00:10

Cross streets are Sandusky Drive and Balsam Court.

00:18

Johnson County Ambulance and Engine 1.

00:22

J-Tas 1-3. Respond to falls.

00:25

Near Pepper Drive, Iowa City.

00:29

Cross streets are Sandusky Drive and Balsam Court.

00:33

Number.

00:35

(number withheld).

00:37

36. 31.

00:39

Never.

00:41

1-06, go ahead.

00:44

To work.

00:46

28 through Iowa, Robert, David, George, Charles, Robert, Frank Tom.

00:51

Reading the rubber, David, George, Charles, Robert Frank, 1, Sir Ritz, Silverado.

01:00

28106, Iowa Townie 48106.

01:02

Oh,

01:03

good. Good.

01:08

You gave two different transitions,

01:12

Robert, David,

01:13

George,

01:14

Charles, Robert Frank, Tom, or one at the end?

01:18

J.com, engine one.

01:21

Great.

01:22

There was a social one you said Robert, David, George, Charles, Robert, Frank, Tom.

01:30

Engine 1-0 signing Pepper Drive switching to 7.

01:33

Okay,

01:35

Mark.

01:36

76, Zal and 106.

01:39

There to go.

01:40

Engine 1-7.

01:43

Engine 1-117.

01:47

Engine 1-831 continue to Code 3[1] near Pepper Drive.

01:51

Got a 70-year-old male patient, he's conscious and breathing,

01:55

fell,

01:56

has broken ribs, as well as possibly a chest injury.

02:00

Again, code three.

02:01

He's still on the ground.

02:04

Engine 1 from Engine 3.

02:07

Go for 1.

02:09

We just cleared.

02:10

We'll take the call on Pepper.

02:13

Control from Jacob.

02:15

Cormel 336 is en route with the mail for Intox.

02:19

Engine 1 copies, thank you very much.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Code 3: Emergency response with lights and siren

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Pepper Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240

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