Woman Injures Ankle After Slipping on Ice at Church, Cedar Falls IA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were sent to Prairie Lakes Church for a 57-year-old woman who slipped on ice and injured her left ankle. She briefly lost consciousness after hearing a pop in her ankle. When responders arrived, she was alert and oriented with stable vital signs. She had an ice pack on her foot and declined pain medication.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Hey, Alan, this is 532.
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We are coming to you with a conscious alert-oriented, 57-year-old female.
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We were called out to Prairie Lakes Church today for a fall.
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They had stated that this patient, when she fell, heard a pop in her left ankle, had slipped on the ice, and then from the pain had passed out.
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By the time we got there, she was conscious alert-oriented, current set of vitals.
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She's in a sinus rhythm about 69, blood pressure, 117 over 88, the first of 18, non-weavered.
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100% on room air.
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We do have an ice pack on that foot, and she has currently stated she does not want any pain meds from us.
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I do have an ice packer on the foot and we'll be there in about three minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Near Viking Rd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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