Elderly man falls from ladder and breaks leg, Tigard OR
An elderly man fell about eight feet from a ladder while blowing leaves off his roof. He suffered a broken leg below the knee and was conscious and breathing normally when emergency crews arrived.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Respond the fall near Southwest Morning Hill Drive.
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Cross streets are Southwest Westbury Terrace and Southwest 135th Avenue.
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Parkarm Rescue 54 up 34.
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Rescue 54? Can you actually add code 1 in month to this location?
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Copy adding code 1 amul?
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NUMR 1D6 from Trach 6.7, you can cancel.
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Their traffic for AMR 126.
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AMR 1T6 from truck 67 you can cancel.
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126, copy to cancel.
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Thank you.
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150 on 114 going code 3 to near Southwest Morning Hill Drive.
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68-year-old male fell off of a ladder, approximately 8 feet when he was blowing leaves off the roof.
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He is conscious and breathing normal, but he has broken his leg.
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It is below the knee, but the leg has been sideways.
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He has twisted up in the ladder.
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No further.
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Location mentioned:
Near SW Morning Hill Dr, Tigard, OR 97223
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