Elderly woman found on floor with head injury at care home, Petoskey MI
Medical EmergencyAn 86-year-old woman was found on the floor at the American House care home with a head injury and small hematoma. She may have been on the floor for about a day and a half. She is conscious with some signs of dementia. She was transported to McLaren Northern Michigan hospital for treatment. She experienced soreness from sitting on the floor for an extended time but had no immediate life-threatening injuries.
Audio|Source: Straits Area Public Safety
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Turn 41, McLaren.
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Copy. Copy.
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McLaren Northern Michigan
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this is 40 off of 40. You're already a hundred, you copy?
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Also, this is McLaren, go ahead.
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We're out with an 86-year-old female initials, (name withheld).
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Delta Bravo, that's Delta Bravo.
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First day, it's going to be 9-1 of 39.
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This is a patient from the American House just arrived the road. A patient was found on the floor.
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Last scene was a couple days ago, apparently. She is under self-care at the American House, so it's unknown how she fell and possibly how long she's been on the floor. It's assumed that she's probably on the floor for a day and a half or so.
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TV3.27 from Central.
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Okay.
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I've also going to assess that a son,
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(name withheld) down at the PD to pay ticket.
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Good.
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A patient is alert and conscious,
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a little bit of history of dementia there, but she's able to answer our questions appropriately.
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A patient appears that she possibly did hit her head. There's a small hematoma, slight bruising there on the left, I'm sorry, the right side of her head there. We do have a cervical collar in place just for trauma standards.
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I got an IV salary of blood draw, but she took a nice, strong bottle signs.
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There'll be a little three, four unit for a fraud complaint.
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32. All right, she's passing the monitor of Ray of 2K.
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OTPs are 96% on room air, respiration 16, 18, non-labor.
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Last BP was 176 over 95,
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blood glucose of 91.
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Central 56, health, 4.
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56, how 4?
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Clear.
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32, European wants to meet you in the Hobby Lobby parking lot in a silver Pontiac G6. States is going to be at (number withheld) Pressview Drive, having some fraud issues of somebody breaking into her security system.
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Hey,
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the state, she was a little sore in her bottom area from sitting on the floor for quite some time. Other than that, no life threats are noted, and we're about five minutes out. You guys want anything else?
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Location mentioned:
Near E Mitchell Rd, Petoskey, MI 49770
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