89-year-old woman injured left wrist after fall
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San Diego County CA ALS TRI (Hospital)
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Thank you, Tri City, Engine 216, CAD of 2026, 118693, 118693.
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MOUNT status medical, 89-year-old female with left wrist pain post-fall, coming to your facility via BLS 126 with a 15-minute ETA.
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Called out to an independent living facility, found an 89-year-old female sitting upright, leaning, tracking.
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She reports a mechanical, unwitnessed, ground-level fall.
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She was ambulating in her room when she tripped, falling forward onto her left arm.
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Immediately feeling pain around her left wrist.
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She's not hitting her head, no loss of consciousness.
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Has a four-week-old stent, no blood thinners.
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Isolated injury to the left wrist.
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We have some swelling into the site.
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However,
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EMS is intact.
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They're both at the injury.
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No bleeding.
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She is.
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All vital signs are within normal limits at this time.
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We just have a splint to that left wrist.
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EMS is transporting out here.
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No other interesting treatment.
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Full list of history, allergies, medications upon arrival.
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Once again, no blood thinners.
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Transport via 2026, 15 minutes.
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Is there anything I can clarify?
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Is she oriented and can she?
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Affirmative, she is alert and oriented times four for recall of the call.
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Great, thank you for that.
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We will keep our eyes open for BLS 100 and twenty-six.
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We can clear at twelve fifty-six.
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Thank you. Have a great day.
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Thank you.
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So we arrived on scene with bike medics reporting that she had a period of feeling faint like she was going to lose consciousness, but she never did.
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