Elderly woman falls at care facility, Chula Vista CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 77-year-old woman at an independent living facility in Chula Vista experienced left hip pain after a gentle fall while getting out of bed. She had a history of hip surgery in October and was treated with intranasal fentanyl for pain before being transported to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. She was alert, breathing normally, and had stable vital signs.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:54
Transcript:
00:00
Looking to go to Sharp Chula Vista with about a three-minute ETA.
00:04
It could be mild trauma for a 77-year-old female.
00:08
Chief complaint of left hip pain.
00:13
I copy. Go ahead.
00:16
Copy, thank you.
00:17
Respond out to Independent Living for a seventy-seven-year-old female.
00:21
Again, she said that left hip pain.
00:23
As far as that goes for patient, patient states she was trying to get her legs out of bed when she aggravated her left hip and then had a gentle fall to the ground.
00:33
Sounds like she slid down to the ground due to pain in her left hip.
00:38
Recently had surgery on it in October for hip fracture.
00:42
She believes it was aggravated and she was unable to get up.
00:47
When found, patient was sitting on the ground upright, alert and tracking.
00:54
Breathing at 18, full and effective.
00:57
She's ninety-six percent on room air.
01:00
Eyes are spontaneous.
01:02
PMS intact in all four with a GCS of 15.
01:06
Last blood pressure was 167 over 96.
01:09
Heart rate currently ninety-two.
01:10
Normal sinus on the monitor.
01:13
She's not having other problems including with blood thinners.
01:18
No loss of consciousness, no head, neck or back pain.
01:21
Fentanyl intranasal given, 50 micrograms.
01:27
Pain went from nine to seven as of now.
01:31
Monitoring and en route to Chula Vista.
01:38
I copy. It sounds like her pains were prior to the fall.
01:44
Affirmative, yeah.
01:48
She says what she has right there is normal.
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Location mentioned:
Medical Center Ct, Chula Vista, CA 91911
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