TRAUMA ALERT: First responders try to save fall victim’s life… [HN Video]
UPDATE: A family member says the victim’s condition has not improved. Please keep the victim and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
WEST YARMOUTH – Rescue workers rushed to help a 58-year-old man who fell down a flight of stairs last evening.
At about 10:30PM, police and firefighters responded to an address on Gleason Ave to help the stricken man.
According to sources, the man suffered traumatic life-threatening injuries after apparently slipping and falling down approximately 15 stairs. Rescuers immediately started CPR, placing Cape Cod Hospital on trauma alert for what was described as a “priority one, code 99” patient.
All sources indicate the victim’s condition was critical at the time of this report.
The patient was taken directly to CCH.
The following video briefly highlights the tragic scene and call audio…
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