77-year-old female falls, has lumbar pain, transported to hospital
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Palomar, this is RA 216, 216, CAD of 2026-098-591,
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098-591.
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Got a mild status trauma, 77-year-old female with back pain, going to Tri City with a five-minute ETA.
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How do you copy so far?
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Copy that. Go ahead.
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What's your ETA there?
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We have a five-minute ETA to Tri City.
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Called out to a fire residence.
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77-year-old female who had a mechanical ground-level fall.
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She described it as walking in her living room, tripped on carpet, falling down onto her left side.
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She immediately felt pain to her lumbar region.
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No outward signs of trauma, no spine deformities.
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And PMS is intact times four.
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Patient is taking blood thinners, Plavix.
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However, she denies hitting her head.
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No outward signs of trauma to her head.
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Currently denies any head or neck pain, just pain to her back.
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Patient is breathing, 16, full effective, clear lungs.
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She is alert and oriented times three to person, place, and event.
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Is not oriented times.
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Sounds like this is baseline for her.
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Secondary to daughter on scene.
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I just want to change protocol three, moving all four extremities.
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PMS intact times four.
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Stroke scale negative.
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Heart rate is 60 , pace.
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Pressure 100 and forty-three over seventy-seven.
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All other vitals are normal.
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Once again, patient is taking blood thinner Plavix.
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We're just establishing IV access and route.
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However, in spinal motion restriction.
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Five-minute ETA to Tri City.
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Anything I can clarify?
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Due to the protocol, this patient qualifies as a special consideration due to the fact that they are on thinners, even though they did not strike their head, but they're still on thinners.
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There is absolutely no evidence of any head trauma.
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That is affirmative.
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No evidence of head trauma tonight.
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Any head pain? No loss of consciousness.
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Once again, we'll recall the event.
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We are looking for a VHO to go to a basic emergency facility with this special considerations.
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All on scene.
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Copy that. I will let them know of your arrival.
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That is fine as you go to Tri-City with baseline orientation and no head strike.
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I will let them know of your arrival.
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