Elderly woman transported after fall on cruise, Encinitas CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 81-year-old woman who fell and fractured her femur while on a cruise in Mexico is being transported by AirCare CCT 35 to Scripps Encinitas Hospital for treatment. The patient is stable with normal vital signs and was accepted by the hospital doctor. The injury occurred about 30 hours prior.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Hi, this is AirCare CCT number 35.
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We're coming from the airport near the border with an 81-year-old female who's on a cruise in Mexico and had a mechanical fall and broke her right femur.
00:19
Okay. Okay.
00:22
and the medical crew here and with the crew from Mazatlan and the crew at your hospital, Scripps Encinitas,
00:30
where they said a doctor named Alexander I-Team has accepted this patient at your hospital because there's been some question about because of her injury that you possibly should go to a trauma hospital.
00:45
But the family states and the medical team with the Mexican crew says they have...
00:50
communicated with a doctor at your hospital,
00:53
Alexander I'd seen that the patient should come to you.
00:56
To me, she looks stable,
00:58
and this injury happened about 30 hours ago.
01:02
Her vital signs are normal right now, and she's normal mentation.
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So the plan is for us to come to your ED as we've been instructed in what they've arranged with the family and the medical team in Mazatlán and you.
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Location mentioned:
Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
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