78-year-old woman trips on stairs, falls on right arm

Heard on: San Diego County CA ALS TRI (Hospital)

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Again, 78-year-old female, trip-and-fall today.

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Sounds like she was coming down the stairs earlier this morning,

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approximately 10 minutes prior to our arrival.

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On the 2nd stair, she had a mechanical trip and fall, falling onto her right arm.

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There is some abrasions to the right arm.

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No head, neck, or back pain.

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She states that she did slightly hit her head.

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No loss of consciousness, no bleeding medication.

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No. Numbness, no tingling.

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Remembers full recall of all of that.

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At this time, the only trauma that we are seeing is slight abrasions to the right arm.

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Vital signs all in stable range.

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Yeah. History of, history allergies mentioned upon arrival.

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Right now, for female, we're just going to go ahead and put a C-collar on and get her brought over to Tri-City for further evaluation.

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Let me know if there's anything else you need.

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I copy that.

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I can give you a hospital order for special consideration trauma patient.

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Because of age, to come to Chula Vista, and we can clear it at 7:45.

2026-10-29 14:44 UTC

Medical Emergency

Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of an elderly woman who tripped and fell on a set of stairs, striking her right arm and slightly hitting her head. She had abrasions on her arm, stable vital signs, and no loss of consciousness, and was transported to a nearby hospital for further evaluation.