Elderly woman with dementia falls and has hip pain, Wheeling WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 77-year-old woman with dementia fell early in the morning. She has right hip pain that was present before the fall and difficulty walking. She did not lose consciousness. She is being transported to Wheeling Medical Park Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Brooke WV Hospital Group Calls
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02:26
Transcript:
00:00
West Liberty on B.
00:01
Bravo, I'll copy.
00:03
Clear, go ahead.
00:06
T. Samson, cert number (number withheld).
00:10
On West Liberty Squad 45, homebound to Wheeling Hospital Medical Park with an ETA of about 10 minutes.
00:18
On board, I have a 77, again 77-year-old female,
00:22
fell earlier this morning, around 0500 hours.
00:27
This fall was witnessed.
00:29
She did not strike her head, no loss of consciousness.
00:32
She is on blood centers, does have a pacemaker.
00:39
She is having right hip pain, and she's been having a harder time getting around.
00:47
That's believed for why she fell.
00:53
Original BP was 120 over 60, pulse of 76, respires 18, skin's thin, warm and dry, pupils are normal and reactive.
01:02
SpO2 94 on room air with no complaint through shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
01:10
She is a dementia patient,
01:13
allergies,
01:14
and again will be at wheeling in about eight minutes.
01:19
Can I get a GCS for her and what blood thinner is she on?
01:25
I'll try to get that to center for you.
01:27
She's 4-4-6 but she is able to talk to us and wants to know fully what's going on.
01:35
I'm assuming that's her baseline cut.
01:39
Yeah, that's usually her baseline.
01:42
There's the episodes where she's a little bit higher of a GCS, but that's usually her baseline.
01:50
Copy. One last question.
01:52
The right hip, was that pained before or after the fall,
01:57
and is there any deformity noted?
01:59
The hip pain has been an ongoing issue before the fall, and now I'm getting reports to the sheet.
02:09
They don't believe she's on blood thinners.
02:12
Okay, I'll just put down unknown and I'll let him know.
02:16
Your number for me is (number withheld).
02:22
(number withheld), thank you.
02:25
You're welcome.
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Location mentioned:
Medical Park Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003
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