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Elderly male injured in fall while clearing driveway, Petoskey MI

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Connable Ave, Petoskey, MI 49770

Emergency medical services responded to near Connable Avenue for an 82-year-old male who slipped on ice while snowblowing his driveway and hit his head. The patient briefly lost consciousness. He is alert but confused on some answers, with stable vital signs and no abnormalities on a heart test. He was transported to McLaren Northern Michigan hospital for treatment.

Audio|Source: Emmet County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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McLaren Northern Michigan, McLaren Northern Michigan.
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Alpha 162 on your 800.
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Alpha 162 is McLaren.
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Go ahead.
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We're en route to your facility with an 82-year-old male.
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The patient was snowblowing his driveway at home,
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hit some ice, slipped,
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fell back, and hit his head.
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It was witnessed by his neighbor who said there was brief loss of consciousness.
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He estimates between one and two minutes.
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The eyes rolled back.
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The patient does have warfarin.
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The patient is alert to himself,
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but is answering "I don't know" for basically every other question.
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I do have ID access.
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He's got good motor function everywhere.
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Pupils are
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and reactive.
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Current vitals: heart rate ranging from 80s to low 110s and atrial fibrillation.
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Blood pressure is 150 over 76.
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He is 98 percent on air.
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Blood sugar is 144.
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I do have the patient towel rolled currently.
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He doesn't report any pain, but he is also very hard appearing.
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If you guys report, I think further will be you in about 15 minutes.
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Oh, and I did do a 12 lead and there were no abnormalities on that.
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About 15 minutes, clear and clear.
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162 is clear.

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Connable Ave, Petoskey, MI 49770

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