Elderly woman treated after stairway fall near Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a facility near Santa Fe Dr in Encinitas for an elderly woman who appeared to have tripped on stairs and sustained a small hematoma on her head. She did not lose consciousness or report pain, and she was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
Scripps La Jolla, Medic 232. Hey La Jolla, Medic 232, can you go to Scripps Encinitas for a medical trauma? Count number is (number withheld). All right, 94-year-old female patient seems to be down here. Chief complaint says she has a hematoma on the side of her head after a fall. Story goes, it sounds like the patient was walking up the stairs in the facility by herself. The fall is unwitnessed. Sounds like she tripped on one of the stairs. She says she fell sideways on her right side into the wall. She bumped her right elbow and has a small hematoma on the right side of her head. She denies any head, neck, or back pain and did not lose consciousness. She is not on any blood thinning medications. Vitals were stable. Treatment included applying a cold pack to the side of her head. She was transported to Scripps Encinitas for further assessment.
Scripps La Jolla, Medic 232. Hey La Jolla, Medic 232, can you go to Scripps Encinitas for a medical trauma? Count number is (number withheld). All right, 94-year-old female patient seems to be down here. Chief complaint says she has a hematoma on the side of her head after a fall. Story goes, it sounds like the patient was walking up the stairs in the facility by herself. The fall is unwitnessed. Sounds like she tripped on one of the stairs. She says she fell sideways on her right side into the wall. She bumped her right elbow and has a small hematoma on the right side of her head. She denies any head, neck, or back pain and did not lose consciousness. She is not on any blood thinning medications. Vitals were stable. Treatment included applying a cold pack to the side of her head. She was transported to Scripps Encinitas for further assessment.
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Location mentioned:
Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
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