Elderly man falls from bed with minor head injury

Heard on: Onslow County NC EMS-OMH (Hospital)

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Onslow ER, Onslow ER, this is Medic Ten.

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This is Medic Ten.

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We're en route to your facility with traffic.

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Onboard today, I have a 73, 73-year-old male.

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Chief complaint today is going to be a fall.

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Patient was waking up this morning, went to roll to the center of the bed, rolled the wrong way and struck his head on the corner of the nightstand.

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And he has a.

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Small forehead laceration with minimal bleeding noted.

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It's controlled bleeding.

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He's on no blood thinners.

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He's an AO4, GCS 15.

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No loss of consciousness, no pain.

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His current vitals: the heart rate of eighty-seven, SpO2 sitting on ninety-six, and the last reported blood pressure of 100 and thirty-three over seventy-nine.

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Do you require anything further?

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Roger arrival.

2026-10-29 11:39 UTC

Medical Emergency

Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28546

Elderly man falls from bed with minor head injury

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As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 10 reported transporting a 73-year-old man to a hospital in Jacksonville after he fell from bed and hit his head on a nightstand, resulting in a small forehead cut with controlled bleeding and stable vital signs.

Elderly man falls from bed with minor head injury

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