Elderly patient falls at home and refuses hospital transport, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 85-year-old patient suffered a mechanical fall at home but did not strike their head and is alert and oriented. The patient, on blood thinners, was assessed by emergency personnel who recommended hospital transport. The patient refused transport against medical advice, fully understanding the risks involved. The patient is stable, not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and capable of making their own medical decisions. Emergency staff advised the patient of the potential risks of staying at home, including injury or death.
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Transcript:
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But again, right now, use appearing very common, not showing any outward signs of stress,
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negative for any other types of trauma.
00:06
Currently breathing full and effective, clear lung sounds, 100% saturation on a mirror breathing about 20 times a minute.
00:13
Unknown orientation status, either word and tracking, eyes are a pearl, lose oxygen every time 4, be missed attack.
00:19
The blood pressure at 140 over 100, east side of attack on the monitor right now at 124, temperature 982.
00:28
All this is he out of the medical on arrival.
00:30
No anticipated treatment from us.
00:31
Just transferred over to you guys.
00:32
Get any days about 10 minutes.
00:34
Let me know if I can get you anything else.
00:37
Any chance a translator told you when his last drink was?
00:43
All I was able to get was the last drink was vodka.
00:46
It couldn't obtain what time or when that was.
00:51
Copy that, thanks. I'll put you guys on the board.
00:52
We'll see you soon.
00:53
We can go ahead to clear it to zero and nine, seven.
00:58
Copy that, Nick Grishman. Grossmont Engine 20.
01:02
This is Grossmont 0193 at GENT 20.
01:06
I can't remember.
01:07
Are you 724?
01:12
Yes, Grossmont Santee Engine 20, upload a call view
01:17
2025-0733434.
01:18
That's going to be a fall in the AMA.
01:20
Let me know when you're ready to take reports.
01:23
All right, sorry about that.
01:24
I've had trouble uploading it, but thank you for doing that.
01:26
I appreciate it.
01:28
85-year-old's vital crossover.
01:30
Go ahead and report.
01:33
Crossman Engine 20, we arrived on seeing a single-family residence to a patient that's very well known to us.
01:40
We've helped him with a lift assistant transfer from a hospital a couple times over the last couple weeks.
01:45
He's had this kind of progressive global weakness, negative on a stroke scale.
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Blood sugar is all normal.
01:51
He had a mechanical fall last night.
01:53
His legs just gave out from under him.
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He is on blood thinners.
01:57
He denied striking his head, and his head is negative for any size of trauma, and he's pain free.
02:02
complaint briefly.
02:05
So we assisted him up in the ascending position and no syncope or anything like that.
02:10
He's totally oriented times for right now, not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.
02:15
He is going to be with a nurse who came out to do PT with him this morning, so he will, the nurse I assume, was probably going to be asking him for at least another hour.
02:25
We have recommended transport to the hospital.
02:27
He is refusing. He's qualified and capable of making his own medical decisions.
02:30
And we have advised him of the risk and complications of signing out AMA.
02:33
including possible injury or possible death.
02:38
And he's aware of that and knows he can make contact for those going to get sure.
02:43
I copy all that.
02:44
Sounds like you've gone over all the A-Mate criteria up to the food death and a lifelong disability.
02:49
He understands that.
02:50
There's no drug or alcohol or he's competent to make medical decisions.
02:54
He is the one who makes his own medical decisions.
02:56
Still wants to stay home.
02:57
Sign about AMA and wait for at 0925.
03:01
120 copies.
03:02
I'm here right now.
03:05
Thank you. Have a good look.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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