51-year-old female falls and injures right knee, Aurora MO
Medical EmergencyA 51-year-old woman fell while walking and injured her right knee causing pain. She also hit her head but did not lose consciousness. She is conscious and stable, receiving pain medication while being transported to Mercy Hospital Aurora.
Audio|Source: Aurora Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Good evening, Mercy Hospital Aurora. This is 8222. We're in balance with a 51-5-1-year-old female. Chief McClain's going to be an entry to her right knee.
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Patient reports that she was walking, suffered a mechanical fall whenever she felt something kind of pop on her right knee and reports pain following that.
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Patient does report striking her head, denied loss of conscious, no thinners. Patient does report a VP shunt being present.
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Vitals as follows.
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GCS of 15, patient is in a little bit of distress,
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74 beats a minute, sinus rhythm, pressure, 153 over 84, respiration rate is 11, capnography, 38,
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100% on room air,
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83 is our blood glucose.
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Got your IV access and we have administered 100 micrograms of fentanyl, we'll be there in probably old, give us 5, maybe 10 minutes, if you don't need anything further.
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22, nothing further will strike this patient out in triage, we're clear.
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Near Porter Ave, Aurora, MO 65605
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