Emergency crews assist man unable to leave shower chair, Lisbon IA
Medical EmergencyEmergency crews responded to assist a 66-year-old man near Adams Avenue who could not get out of his shower chair due to nerve damage. He was not physically stuck but needed help transferring because he and his wife could not lift him. No special tools were required for the lift assist.
Audio|Source: Linn County Public Safety
04:27
Transcript:
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Malvern, Elizabeth, I pick your fire and ambulance for a lift assist in to Cedar County near Adams Avenue.
00:06
Near Adams Avenue for a 66-year-old male who's stuck in his shot, corrections.
00:12
Shower, chair, needs a lift assist.
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Fire 2, 939.
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County Adam 51, or state page.
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Top 51. 8.31.
00:18
I-Las, I page your ambulance for a routine transfer from Mercy, High-Lawatha and Mercy, Cedar Rapids, BLS, trans, abscess and ear infection, fire 3-942.
00:29
Fire 3, 942. Okay, okay, that's around.
00:31
5.943.
00:32
Can you switch to Fire 3, please?
00:34
We're on 2nd City level.
00:36
Linden County, Malvern Fire.
00:37
Thank you.
00:39
Marlvern and Fire.
00:40
We'll be 104 on the page, and can you advise the patient stuff?
00:44
Well, his wife is with him.
00:47
It sounds like they are unable to lift him from his chair.
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But I did not take the call directly.
00:52
It was relayed to me by Cedar County Dispatch.
00:55
Can you just inform from me last time when he was stuck in the chair? We had to cut the chair apart.
00:59
Altec.
01:00
Thank you. Flight got on outside first.
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Zimmer.
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Cedar County from Lund County and R6 call 61 Cedar County.
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Carcuit. City County.
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Cedar County.
01:08
At least the point of the University of the airport airport for retail.
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Some stuff on board, 4991 in fuel.
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We are about three minutes and then I want to be the number.
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Mount Vernon has acknowledged the page.
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They are double checking.
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Last time the patient was physically stuck in the chair and they had to use them.
01:26
All right, sir.
01:27
We're on with 4911. Three minutes and now.
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5993. Can you advise if that's the situation this morning or are they just unable to lift him from his chair?
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Reporting Party advised that he just needed help transferring from the chair.
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He did not advise that he was stuck or anything of that nature.
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Okay, bye, thank you.
01:44
Malvern Fire. Go ahead.
01:45
It sounds like it's a lift of this situation.
01:47
They're unable to get him out of the chair.
01:49
He's not physically stuck to it.
01:50
Ten more. Thank you.
01:51
Adam 51, come over and fire.
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Go ahead. Jake, do you guys have enough people for just lift assist or you want me to start that way as well?
01:57
We should be all right. We've got four on board.
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Say four, I'll just monitor if you need something, let me know.
02:00
I can be over there a couple minutes.
02:01
Well do, I appreciate it.
02:02
In the county, you can show item 51 in route.
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51 in route 945.
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County, I have made a set of emergency Highwell.
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885, 945.
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8245.824. 824.
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Loud and clear.
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10 more. I'm County from Cedar County on R6, call 61.
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Cedar County, who has fun in.
02:16
I called the reporting party back and he advised that no tools are needed.
02:19
He is sitting up on the chair.
02:21
He just needs transferred.
02:22
His nerve damage is bad this time so he can't get up and his wife can't lift him.
02:26
10-bar, thank you.
02:27
Ambulances in route to help him.
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Location mentioned:
Near Adams Ave, Lisbon, IA 52253
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