subject stated an older gentleman, his father-in-law, had fallen and scrapped his arm on the side of a boat.  I said I would follow him to the patient's location.

I arrived at approximately 1650 hours at the Hobbie Cat Beach area just south of the concessionaire's docks.  I drove my vehicle on the beach and parked it approximately 30 yards from a group of people.  I approached the group and  spoke to VICTIM.  I could see a large laceration/avulsion of VICTIM'S top portion of his right forearm.  There was bleeding and bruising of the area.  VICTIM'S top portion of his left forearm also had some bruising but did not have any bleeding.  VICTIM also sustained minor scrapes to his right knee.

I told VICTIM I was a trained First Responder and asked if I could look at his arm.  VICTIM gave me the permission to do so.  There were no indications of broken bones on his arm.  As I began to apply a bandage to his arm, VICTIM asked if the bandage I was going to apply was a non-sticking bandage.  I did not know what a non-sticking bandage was so I stated I did not know.  I looked for another bandage which also did not appear to be a non-sticking bandage.  I did not apply any bandage to VICTIM'S arm.  At approximately 1655 hours, I contacted Summit County Dispatch (SCD) and asked them to send an ambulance crew to our location.  I then asked VICTIM if he could walk to my vehicle.  He stated he could.  We began to walk to my vehicle when Ranger arrived with his vehicle.  I placed VICTIM in vehicle and he transported him to the area of Rockport's Hawthorne campground.  We informed SCD of the patient transport to the Hawthorne campground area and stated we would be waiting at that location for the ambulance.

Summit County EMS ambulance arrived at approximately 1720 hours.  EMS bandaged VICTIM'S arm.  They also removed his shirt and placed a warm blanket on him.  They then transported him and his daughter back to the Marina.  VICTIM was released by EMS but instructed by them to seek further medical attention for his arm--medical attention beyond first-aid--as their concern was infection from exposure to the lake water.

During the time period while VICTIM was being attended to by EMS, I inquired with OPERATOR as to what happened.  According to OPERATOR, she and VICTIM were on a small sailboat (UT0432AC) owned by OPERATOR and her husband when as she was attempting to turn the sailboat the wind and waves tipped the sailboat over.  As VICTIM fell into the water, his arms hit the side of the boat.  Both VICTIM and OPERATOR ended up in the water.  A paddle boarder came along and assisted OPERATOR and VICTIM.  VICTIM was able to grab onto the side of the paddle board and return back to shore.

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