Elderly woman evaluated after fall at home, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded near Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa for a 73-year-old woman who fell at home while trying to use the commode. The patient, who is on blood thinner medication, did not lose consciousness or strike her head. She complained of minor knee pain and showed no external signs of trauma. Family members had called 911 after being unable to help her up.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Response is medic 430 looking to come to you guys with a mild trauma.
00:03
Run number is going to be (number withheld).
00:09
That's (number withheld).
00:15
ETA of about 10 min.
00:17
Our patient is a 73-year-old female with a chief complaint of a fall.
00:22
Copy, we're open. Go ahead.
00:25
All right, sounds like our patient has had a history of repeated falls in the last several days.
00:30
Her family found her yesterday and helped her up.
00:33
Sounds like today she was trying to get to her commode when she lost her balance and fell to her knees onto the ground.
00:39
They were unable to get her up this time, so they activated 911.
00:44
On our arrival, she was alert and oriented, GCS of 15, sitting on the ground.
00:48
She denies any loss of consciousness.
00:50
She did not strike her head.
00:51
She denies any headache or backache.
00:52
She does take medication for a history of atrial fibrillation.
00:56
On our examination, pulses, motor, and sensory functions are intact.
00:58
She has no external signs of trauma.
01:00
She's just complaining of some pain in her knees bilaterally.
01:06
Thank you, Grossmont.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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