73-year-old woman falls down stairs, hits head

Heard on: Montgomery County MD Regional MCFR 7H2 CNSLT 1 (Hospital)

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This is ambulance 728.

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We're going to be en route to your facility with a 73 year old female, 73 female.

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This is info only.

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Due to patient's age and mechanism.

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Patient was walking downstairs, tripped, fell down about.

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Twelve stairs, twelve to 15 stairs.

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Patient hit their back of their head.

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Bleeding is currently controlled.

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Vitals are stable.

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No blood thinners.

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Remembers everything.

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Family says they're acting within normal ranges.

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Oxygen, blood oxygen 98 , heart rate 74 , blood pressure 160 over 42 .

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Blood sugar,

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100 and twenty-four.

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Again, bleeding is controlled.

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Injury to the back of the head.

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ETA is going to be around

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30 min . How do you copy?

01:04

What trauma category are you guys calling it in us?

01:09

We're going to go with category D because of their age.

01:12

Copy. And can you tell me the heart rate one more time, please? And the SpO two?

01:19

Yes, sir. We got a heart rate of 74 and the SpO two is 98.

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Is the patient complaining of any neck or back pain?

01:30

Patient has no other complaints.

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So (name withheld) copies, we will see you in the main ER on arrival.

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Please reconvene with any changes.

2026-11-08 14:26 UTC

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Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814

73-year-old woman falls down stairs, hits head

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