Older woman injured in ground-level fall in Bethesda, Bethesda MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a seventy-four-year-old woman suffered a ground-level fall with brief loss of consciousness and a head abrasion near Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda. She was alert upon EMS arrival and transported to the main emergency department for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Suburban Medic 723 is coming to you with a seventy-four-year-old female.
00:05
We're going to be giving her a delta category trauma priority three.
00:11
She's uh.
00:12
Not on blood thinners, but does have a blood clotting genetic factor.
00:18
So we're going to call it the delta for that reason.
00:21
Patient ground level fall with loss of consciousness.
00:24
Patient does have a contusion and abrasion to the upper part of her head where she hit the ground.
00:33
Reporting people on scene patient did have brief moment of loss of consciousness approximately 1 min before coming back and has been.
00:41
alert and oriented times three.
00:44
Patient's vitals are heart rate of 100.
00:47
She is ninety-eight percent on room air and blood pressure of one twenty-eight over seventy-four.
00:54
Other than the genetic clotting factor, patient takes lacinopril for pressure and has no other history at this time.
01:02
We're going to consider again priority three.
01:05
We have an ETA of approximately 10 min.
01:07
How do you copy?
01:08
Seven copies.
01:09
How did the patient fall?
01:12
Patient was leaning over, feeling a little dizzy, and then had two episodes during that from the ground level.
01:19
From that, we will see you in the main ED on your arrival.
01:23
I'll be main ED.
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Location mentioned:
Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
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