Elderly man injured in wheelchair fall, Marion IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics transported a 72-year-old man to Marion General Hospital after he fell from his electric wheelchair near N Wabash Ave, struck his head on a lift bar, and sustained hand injuries. He remained conscious and had a mild cough.
Audio|Heard on: Whitley IN EMS-Talk Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Marion General ER, this is Medic One Hundred and Nine.
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I have patient information.
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Marion General ER.
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ER, go ahead.
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En route to your facility, quiet with a seventy-two-year-old male patient.
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The chief complaint today is a fall.
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He fell out of his, slipped out of his electric wheelchair.
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Did hit his head on the bar of his Hoyer lift.
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Did not lose any consciousness.
00:31
He does have lacerations to his right knuckle.
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He also has a slight cough that's been going on for a couple days.
00:43
Vitals at this time is 121 over 64, pulse 82, respirations 15.
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SpO2 ninety-eight percent on room air.
00:52
Unknown about blood thinners at this time.
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I think further will be on the inside in two to three minutes.
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PR clear.
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Location mentioned:
N Wabash Ave, Marion, IN 46952
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