Elderly woman with dementia has two falls and altered mental status

Heard on: Independence MO Centerpoint Med (Hospital)

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Hey, Centerpoint, CJC Med Five, 5 min ETA, non-emergent with an 84-year-old female.

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Chief complaint today is going to be altered mental status.

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Patient does have a history of dementia.

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My daughter states that for the past two days she's been more confused, been getting more and more combative with an unsteady gait.

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She did have two unwitnessed falls over the past 24 hours.

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Don't know if she hit her head.

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She is complaining of a little bit of soreness.

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On top of her head, but she's not on blood thinners.

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Denies any loss of consciousness.

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She's alert and oriented times one.

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GCS 14 , which appears to be her baseline.

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Current vital signs: 100 and thirty-five over ninety-six.

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Blood pressure, heart rate eighty-one.

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Sinus, unremarkable.

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Twelve leads, adding ninety-nine percent on room air.

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Breathing 18 times per minute, non-labored.

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Got a blood sugar of 109 .

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Got an IV as flush.

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Be there in five. Any questions or orders?

2026-10-21 13:17 UTC

Medical Emergency

East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64057

Elderly woman with dementia has two falls and altered mental status

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As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS transports an 84-year-old woman to Centerpoint for altered mental status and possible dementia-related confusion, with recent unwitnessed falls and head soreness reported by her daughter.

Elderly woman with dementia has two falls and altered mental status

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