Elderly woman injured in fall near Riverside Hospital, Columbus OH
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported an 85-year-old woman to Riverside Hospital after she apparently fell down about 13 carpeted stairs. She was alert, wearing a cervical collar, and reported lower back pain. No external injuries or use of blood thinners were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Riverside Hospital, Medic 27.
00:04
Medic 27, this is Riverside.
00:06
Go ahead.
00:08
Good evening, sorry.
00:10
Good morning, Riverside.
00:11
This is Medic Twenty Seven en route to your facility with an alert and oriented 85-year-old female who is a fall patient.
00:19
States that she fell from the top of her carpeted stairs, approximately 13 steps.
00:26
To the bottom,
00:27
she doesn't remember why she was going downstairs.
00:31
She does remember the fall.
00:33
She is able to answer questions appropriately.
00:36
We do have some lower lumbar pain.
00:40
We do have a C collar in place.
00:42
We do have approximately 15 mg of ketamine on board.
00:47
Via IV, current blood pressure 150 over 80, heart rate 88, SpO2 95 percent on room air.
00:57
GCS 15, PMS x4.
01:01
We'll be at your facility in about 8 to 10 minutes.
01:07
Medic 27, does this patient take any blood thinners, and are there any outward signs of trauma?
01:17
No apparent trauma at this time.
01:20
Patient denies blood thinners.
01:23
All right, thank you.
01:25
Medic 27, Riverside clears you on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
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