74-year-old woman falls, hits head due to low blood sugar

Heard on: Independence MO Centerpoint Med (Hospital)

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This is CJC Med Two, and we're at your facility with a 74-year-old female coming from home.

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Chief complaint is going to be a head injury secondary from a fall from the same position.

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Patient stated she was in her kitchen when she felt her blood sugar was getting low, when she got weak, fell back, hit her head.

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When we arrived, she was laying on the ground.

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She's got a slight laceration to the back of her head with some dried blood matted in her hair.

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Bleeding is controlled with some gauze.

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We got her in a C-collar.

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Blood sugar monitor showed.

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Fifty-two.

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We gave some oral glucose, did not come up at all.So we've got IV established, we're getting some D10 right now.

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Approximately 150 mLs given so far.

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She's at a GCS 15, denying any loss of consciousness.

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The only thing on blood thinners, but she is on dialysis.

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Current vital signs we got for you right now is heart rate sixty-seven, blood pressure ninety-eight over forty-two, pulse oximetry ninety-five percent on room air.

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If you have any other questions, your orders will be there about eight to 10 min .

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No questions.

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See you when you get here.

2026-10-28 03:39 UTC

Medical Emergency

East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64057

74-year-old woman falls, hits head due to low blood sugar

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