Medical responders assist patient near Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark DE
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As discussed during the dispatch call, medical personnel responded near Ogletown Stanton Rd for a possible fall involving a seventy-one-year-old woman who declined hospital transport after being evaluated. The patient appeared alert, aware of potential health risks, and was advised she could seek emergency care at any time.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Christiana Base, Doc 990.
00:02
Good evening, Christiana.
00:04
This is Bayless unit B nine looking to process a refusal for a seventy-one-year-old female fall patient.
00:12
How do you copy?
00:14
Seventy-one-year-old female for refusal.
00:16
Solid copy. This is Doc 990, go ahead.
00:19
Again, this is Bayless unit P nine looking for refusal.
00:24
Came to the residence for a seventy-one-year-old female who fell out of bed.
00:29
Patient is not complaining of any pain,
00:32
no head strike, no loss of consciousness, no blood thinners.
00:36
She has severe lymphedema on her right leg with some swelling on her knee.
00:43
She reports pain as nine out of ten but is refusing to come to the hospital.
00:49
She's alert and oriented, and her vitals were as follows.
00:53
Blood pressure 160 over ninety-four, pulse 102, glucose 126, oxygen 48 at 18.
01:02
She's acting appropriately to herself and to her (relationship withheld) who is present.
01:10
Again, just looking for refusal, asking questions, comments, concerns.
01:15
Well, thank you so much.
01:16
Could you please repeat that?
01:23
Didn’t catch the blood glucose for the patient.
01:27
It is 126.
01:30
Copy all.
01:32
It sounds like the patient is alert and oriented and able to understand the risks of permanent disability, death, or missed injury from this fall.
01:38
If that is the case, I will acknowledge the patient’s right of refusal.
01:41
This is Doc 990.
01:42
Please inform the patient that she is able to come to the emergency department at any time for evaluation.
01:46
Thank you.
01:49
Thank you, 990, channel clear.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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