Elderly man treated after fall with chest injuries, Toledo OH
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a safety check near Cherry St in Toledo after a 70-year-old man was found on the floor following a fall. The man had chest trauma, pressure sores, and injuries consistent with an extended period on the ground. He was transported alert and stable to St. Vincent Hospital for further treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Lucas OH Hospital Group Calls
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02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Station, this is Oregon Medic 41.
00:03
This is V's, go ahead.
00:05
We're en route to your facility with alert, Norden times four.
00:09
Seventy-year-old male.
00:11
Geriatric intermediate.
00:14
We got called out for a check safety.
00:16
We've got we're locked out.
00:18
Got entry and found the patient face first on the floor on top of his walker.
00:26
Safety fell sometime this morning.
00:28
Not sure what time this morning.
00:31
But it looks like he's been there a while.
00:32
He's got some pain.
00:33
Significant chest trauma with some bruising and blistering.
00:37
Looks like some pressure wounds also in his legs as well.
00:42
It looks like he's got some urinary catheter trauma near his genital area.
00:51
He is alert and organized, not complaining of any pain other than chest pain.
00:58
We have an IV established, vitals as follows.
01:03
Heart rate 130, tachycardia on the monitor.
01:05
Oxygen saturation 94 to 95 percent on room air.
01:08
Blood pressure 153 over 105.
01:11
Blood sugar is 163.
01:14
If no questions, we'll be there in about 10 minutes.
01:18
Medic forty-two,
01:22
Does this patient take blood thinners?
01:25
This is Medic 41.
01:27
That's negative on blood thinners.
01:29
No loss of consciousness at this time.
01:33
Medic 41, what type of trauma to the chest area and what is your ETA? And I need a GCS.
01:45
GCS of 15.
01:47
His entire chest and abdominal area have bruising and blistering.
02:02
All look like pressure wounds and injuries possibly from falling onto his walker.
02:09
All right, copy that.
02:11
What is your ETA? We'll see in a minute.
02:13
The trauma bay.
02:16
ETA is approximately 10 minutes.
02:18
Lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally.
02:22
Do you have anything further for us, St. Patrick?
02:28
Medic 41, just one more clarification.
02:31
Pulse rate is 130, correct?
02:34
Affirmative.
02:36
Sign the 2nd monitor.
02:39
See you in the trauma bay, B's clear.
02:42
That's clear.
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Location mentioned:
Cherry St suite 10, Toledo, OH 43608
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