Possible fall injury near Riverside Hospital, Columbus OH
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported a male patient to Riverside Hospital after an apparent fall down several stairs near Olentangy River Road. The patient may have briefly lost consciousness and sustained head and elbow injuries but was found alert upon family contact. Paramedics reported a stable condition and provided treatment while en route.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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This is Medic 92.
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We're en route to a trauma alert.
00:03
Patient is a 76-year-old male who fell down approximately six stairs.
00:09
Possibly lost consciousness from the fall.
00:12
His family did come down directly afterward and did find him alert and oriented.
00:17
But he does not remember the fall or anything that happened yesterday.
00:22
Patient does take aspirin, he has a GCS of 15, and he does have a small hematoma on the back of his head along with some pain back there.
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We do have him in a C collar.
00:34
He does have bruising and swelling on his left elbow which we splinted.
00:40
We currently have a 20 gauge in the right AC.
00:43
We gave 4 mg of Zofran. His blood pressure is...
00:46
Sugar is 178.
00:48
Heart rate at 56.
00:50
Sinus brady with PVCs on the monitor has CO two of 96 percent on 2 liters per minute, with a blood pressure of 134 over 80.
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And no further questions, will be there in about ten.
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Location mentioned:
Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
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