89-year-old man suffers severe lower back pain after fall
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438.
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438, 438.
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Hey, Grossmont, 943 with the run number of 30205471.
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Wanted to do a radio report here with you to kind of have a dialogue with you.
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This may or may not be special consideration.
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Wanted to kind of pass it by you.
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Let me know if you're good to copy 44.
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Hey, ready, go.
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Copy. Responded out to a private residence.
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89-year-old male.
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Status post mechanical fall approximately 6 h ago.
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Story goes patient was ambulating in his hallway.
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Normal ambulation status is with cane assistance.
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Lost his footing, fell backwards, struck his back on a carpeted surface.
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No LOC, has full recall of the event, and is A&O4.
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Patient does take a antiplatelet medication, takes brilinta.
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Compliance is reported.
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No head strike, no outward signs of trauma to the head or neck or back as well.
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But he does have complaints of pain, kind of to the lower back.
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Rated as a 10 out of 10 with noted discomfort upon him moving.
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Vital signs wise, ventricular demand pacing, underlying rhythm of a.
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Sinus rhythm, rate of 60 .
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Sats ninety-eight percent on room air.
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Respiration 18 .
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Phone effective.
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Last blood pressure 100 and thirty-two over sixty-eight.
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History allergies meds.
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Upon arrival, in terms of treatment, we're just keeping him seated in a position of comfort, which is a full pillow's position right now.
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That is how he's most comfortable, and he does appear to be comfortable in that position.
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In terms of the need for making a special consideration or not, there is that presence of the brulenta.
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However, there's no significant head strike, no outward signs of trauma, no deformities, no bleeding.
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I don't think it's necessary for us to go to a trauma center for this one.
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But if you recommend us to go, then we will absolutely do that.
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But I think it's appropriate to take them to your facility.
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Copy that.
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We will see you in 10 min .
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Then
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thank you so much for taking a board.
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