93-year-old woman trips, falls, and hits head
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San Diego County CA ALS TRI (Hospital)
03:30
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We got a CAD number of (number withheld) 38 .
00:04
That's 121738 .
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We have a 93 year old female.
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Chief complaint is going to be a fall, hematoma to her forehead.
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I just want to run a past you real quick, make sure you are comfortable doing a BH,
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FO or VHO for transport.
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Your facility transport by BLS 213.
00:26
How do you copy?
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Ability.
00:29
Our patient had a mechanical trip and fall.
00:32
She was getting out of her chair to get into a wheelchair, fell forward.
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It was unwitnessed, however, they heard yelling immediately and came to her side where she was awake, alert, and acting normal appropriate for self.
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She has about a two-inch hematoma to her right side of her forehead, no bleeding.
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She's complaining of some minor pain to that area, otherwise no other.
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Head, neck, or back pain.
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We do have her in a precautionary C collar.
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They're coming to your facility as a code head.
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She is not on any centers.
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The only concerning thing was her blood pressure of 204 over 85 , pulse of 70 , breathing 16 , full and effective.
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She's an O times one, which is her normal baseline.
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GCS of 14 , just a mild confusion due to dementia.
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Otherwise, she's negative on a stroke scale.
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And like I said, it's acting normal, appropriate.
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Mechanical trip and fall.
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Just want to make sure you guys were okay with BLS 213 to transport this BHO to your facility as a code head.
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We are about 5 min ETA just down the street from you guys.
01:48
So Engine 103, I just want to clarify.
01:51
I understand she did hit her head, but she does not take blood thinners, correct?
01:58
That is affirmative.
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No blood thinners.
02:00
Staff said no blood thinners.
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We went through your.
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She just has a hematoma, and the only concerning thing being that blood pressure.
02:09
So per protocol, I'll be going under greater 65 with significant head impact, getting a BHO for BLS transport to your facility, and also just making sure you guys are comfortable with that blood pressure with them transporting it.
02:24
She's asking her baseline, which was A and O times one, I believe you said, correct?
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That's affirmative.
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She's answering questions appropriately for self.
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Staff says she's acting normal and appropriate for self at this time too.
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And it was a mechanical trip and fall.
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No loss of consciousness.
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Engine 103, I would be more comfortable if we made this an ALS call.
02:48
It's possible she's single.
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She's been out of the chair with her.
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Sorry, just a 2nd .
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We're trying to figure that.
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We do have her loaded on the BLS unit right now.
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We're going to see what unit.
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Copy that. I'm going to go ahead and take this Vista call.
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When you know, just pop back on with me.
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I'll be ready to make the adjustment.
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Copy, it's going to be RA 214.
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All contact if it's going to be anything different.
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Engine 103, I copy that.
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RA 214 will be our transporting unit.
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Thank you guys, we can clear at 1437.
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