Elderly woman falls in bathroom near Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an elderly woman with dementia and a history of falls slipped and bumped her lip in a bathroom near Santa Fe Drive. She did not lose consciousness and had minor swelling. Emergency responders transported her to Scripps Encinitas for evaluation. No blood thinners were involved.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:32
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, we're going to go with the run number of (number withheld) for 80 year old female fall.
00:10
All right.
00:17
Okay,
00:18
arrived on scene.
00:19
We've got an eighty-year-old female that we're familiar with locally that commonly has structural falls.
00:25
She's not on blood thinners and had a carpet in her bathroom and bumped her lip on the counter all the way down.
00:35
No lost consciousness.
00:36
It wasn't witnessed, but grandson was right there to see her in the next room.
00:46
Vital signs go as follows.
00:48
Eighty-four sinus rhythm on the monitor.
00:52
Eighteen form of active clear lung sounds bilaterally.
00:55
Ninety-nine percent of a two sat.
00:57
She is not going.
01:01
As far as the blood sugar goes, we got 120.
01:05
And like I said, she's in her baseline level of consciousness.
01:08
As far as history goes, she's got diabetes,
01:14
dementia,
01:15
and hypertension.
01:18
No allergies to meds.
01:20
We are unable to get the complete bed list,
01:23
but I am certain that Scripps Encinitas will have that as far as treatment.
01:27
She's in a position of comfort in the back of our ambulance and want a ULS downgrade to that facility 15 min ETA.
01:37
Hi, 107. I have a couple questions because you weren't coming in very clearly on a couple things.
01:42
You said she fell on the bathroom floor.
01:44
What did she hit when she fell? And also, is she on a blood thinner? I wasn't sure with that.
01:50
She's out on a blood thinner, and as she fell down, she has an unstable gauge.
01:54
She fell down, she bumped her lip, I believe, on the countertop.
01:58
And it's very minor, just so that is swelling, but the family was requesting evaluation at Scripps Encinitas.
02:08
Copy that, no blood thinner and she bumped her lips, is that correct?
02:13
Yes, bumped her lip.
02:15
And the bleeding's controlled.
02:16
There's gauze on there upon arrival.
02:19
And this is a nice casual ride down to Scripps.
02:26
Copy that at 1516.
02:29
Looks like no, you're on the way.
02:30
Please recontact for any changes.
02:31
Tri-City clear.
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Location mentioned:
Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
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