Older woman injured in fall with head wounds, Eureka CA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a 78-year-old woman who fell and suffered a head injury, cuts, and scrapes. She was conscious with hypertension and has a pacemaker with a history of atrial fibrillation. She was transported to St. Joseph Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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Our City 1, Code 2, Level 2, ALS[1], trauma.
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City-1 St. Joe, this is Michaela, and your time's 1120, and go ahead.
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Okay,
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this is Bernstein on City One.
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We've got about a four-minute ETA to your facility.
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I have a 78-year-old female.
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She took a mechanical ball,
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and she has head injury and lacerations and cuts and scrapes all over her body.
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No loss of consciousness, no blood thinners, others.
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She does have a pacemaker and she
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It does have a history of AIPib.
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She is not on a blood thinner.
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No loss of consciousness.
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Current settled vital signs, blood pressure is hypertension of 180 over 109.
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Heart rate is pace rhythm at 81.
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Respiratory rate is 20 strong and regular.
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We're ALS[1] for trauma.
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We'll see you in about four.
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ALS: Advanced Life Support (medical response level)
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Location mentioned:
Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 95501
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