Elderly man suffers head injury after mechanical fall

Heard on: San Diego County CA ALS UCSD (Hospital)

01:29

00:00

We're coming to you with a trauma resource.

00:02

It's going to be an 82-year-old male, run (number withheld).

00:06

Mechanical fall, no loss of consciousness, was witnessed by a caregiver.

00:11

Baseline dementia, A00, he's at that baseline.

00:14

No head, neck, or back pain.

00:16

We did put him in a modified C-collar.

00:18

All vitals are stable right now, no interventions planned.

00:21

How do you copy?

00:24

Repeat your run number, please.

00:25

(number withheld) .

00:30

Can you tell me what the mechanism was?

00:34

Sorry, repeat one more time.

00:37

You need to go to trauma resource, right? Tell me what was the mechanism.

00:43

Yeah, mechanical fall.

00:46

We actually were trying to go to a local hospital.

00:48

We're down at in South Bay, but Sharp Chula Vista.

00:54

One of us to go trauma resource instead.

00:56

They said they have a long offload delay.

01:00

So what is wrong with the patient?

01:03

He had a head strike and he has a small hematoma to his right forehead.

01:09

That is the only complaint right now.

01:12

What are their vitals?

01:15

Positive vitals.

01:18

Okay, we'll expect you here, and there'll be special considerations.

01:22

What's your ETA?

01:24

30 minutes.

01:27

Copy. We'll see you then.

2026-09-29 03:05 UTC

Medical Emergency

Medical Center Ct, Chula Vista, CA 91911

Elderly man suffers head injury after mechanical fall

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