Elderly man transported after unwitnessed fall with head injury

Heard on: Independence MO Centerpoint Med (Hospital)

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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John Knox Medic One to Centerpoint Medical Center patient info.

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Evening Center Point, this is John Knox Medic One.

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Paramedic rushing route to your facility.

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I have an 87, 87 year old male patient coming to you from one of our memory care units.

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Patient had an unwitnessed fall.

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Nurse on scene says she thought that he might have a goose egg on the side of his head.

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I personally didn't see or feel one.

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Patient denies any pain to his neck.

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Patient is on Eliquis.

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Current blood pressure is 136 over 70.

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Nurse did say his regular pulse rate is 88 and on scene for us it was about 58.

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He is the sinus rhythm on the monitor with a 1st degree.

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O2 saturation is 94% and he's breathing about 16 times a minute.

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We're not requesting anything.

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Patient's resting in a position of comfort unless you got something for us.

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We'll see you here inside in 10 minutes.

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How do you copy?

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Yes, on arrival.

2026-10-05 02:28 UTC

Medical Emergency

East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64057

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As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics are transporting an elderly man from a memory care unit to a nearby hospital after an unwitnessed fall, with a possible head injury reported by staff.