Elderly woman injured after fall at home in Hillsboro, Hillsboro OR
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a home near Southwest River Road in Hillsboro for a 70-year-old woman who fell in the shower. She struck her head and reported a headache, dizziness, tingling in her left hand, and pain in her elbow. She was conscious, breathing normally, and able to walk. A separate medical call also noted a 56-year-old man who was lightheaded with low blood pressure and cardiac history.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 62 and AMR 117, respond to code one fall near Southwest River Road.
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Cross streets are Southwest Rosedale Road and Southwest Farmington Road.
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Firecom AMR 117.
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One hundred and 17, we're responding to River Road.
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We're coming from Nimbus and Shoals.
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Coming.
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Engine 600 and ninety-one, 100 and twenty-six going to near Southwest Strobel Road.
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Fifty-six-year-old male,
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Conscious breathing normally, has been lightheaded, feels like passing out.
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Blood pressure is low.
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Also had a syncopal episode yesterday.
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He is able to respond and follow simple commands.
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Does have a cardiac history.
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No further.
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This is copy.
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Thank you.
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Zero engine sixty-two, AMR 117, going to near Southwest River Road.
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Seventy-year-old female is conscious breathing normally.
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She is the caller of the patient.
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She's home alone.
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She slipped in the shower, hit her head, now has a headache and feels tingling in her left hand.
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She says other than some dizziness that she had temporarily, she feels otherwise normal.
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She's been up walking around.
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She does have head and elbow pain.
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No further.
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Location mentioned:
SW River Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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