75-year-old woman suffers severe back pain after fall

Heard on: Shiawassee MI Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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Watersmeet Rescue to Smedevac.

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Go ahead, this is Smedevac.

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We have a 75 year old female that is having lower back pain.

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She was outside doing some work outside and she was moving a pot and she fell and she hurt her back.

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Her blood pressure at this point is 175 over 83, pulse 60.

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Sixty-six room air is ninety-six percent.

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Temperature ninety-seven percent.

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Her pain level is added ten when she stands up and a seven when she lies down.

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Copy that. Did she hit her head or lose consciousness?

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She did not.

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Is she on any blood thinner?

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No.

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Officer, copy.

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You want hospital? Which you'd like to go to?

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Correct the blood thinners.

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She asked for a blood thinner and she would like to go to Iron River Hospital.

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Copy that.

2026-09-11 13:41 UTC

Medical Emergency

W Ice Lake Rd, Iron River, MI 49935

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a 75-year-old woman who fell while moving a pot outside and injured her lower back. She reported severe back pain, especially when standing, with no head strike or loss of consciousness. She requested transport to a hospital in Iron River.