Elderly man injured in fall near assisted living, Columbus OH
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a medic unit transported an elderly man from an assisted living facility to Riverside Hospital after a possible right hip fracture from a fall. The patient, who was alert and stable, was not on blood thinners and had a prior history of hip fracture.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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Medic 33 inbound to your facility with a 79-year-old male patient.
00:04
Chief complaint today is possible right hip fracture.
00:07
Patient's coming from assisted living facility, ambulated to the bathroom by himself.
00:12
Per staff they found him on the floor where he'd fallen.
00:16
They assisted him to the commode.
00:18
He does have a little bit of internal rotation on the right side and looks like a little bit of swelling.
00:23
He has fractured that hip in the past.
00:26
Patient is not on blood thinners.
00:28
Right now he is alert and acting appropriate for baseline.
00:32
Vital signs are as follows at a heart rate of eighty-three,
00:35
blood pressure 154 over 86.
00:37
He's ninety-six percent on room air.
00:42
What else am I missing here? Told you he's not on blood thinners.
00:47
He also has dysphagia, so he's a little hard to understand.
00:50
But no other interventions at this time.
00:52
We'll see you guys in about three to five.
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Location mentioned:
Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
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