Elderly woman injured in fall at home, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews responded near Citracado Parkway in Escondido after a 77-year-old woman fell at home, striking her head and injuring her wrist. She was transported to Palomar Hospital for treatment. The patient reported dizziness before the fall and was on blood-thinning medication.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Medic 11, Palomar.
00:03
Hey Palomar, got a run number uploaded to (number withheld) for 77 year old female fall.
00:13
And we are headed to you with a special consideration about 5 min ETA.
00:18
All right, copy that.
00:20
I'm ready.
00:23
All right, so the patient's coming from home.
00:25
She said she was using a walker, got up from the couch halfway where she was going.
00:30
She started feeling dizzy and that's about all she remembers.
00:33
She kind of woke up on the floor bleeding from her head and with left wrist pain.
00:41
So patient doesn't recall the event.
00:43
She struck her head.
00:44
She does have head pain and back pain.
00:46
The back pain sounds like it's more of a chronic issue that she was laying on the floor for quite a while.
00:51
Nothing new, nothing traumatic necessarily.
00:55
No neck pain reported.
00:58
She is on blood thinners.
01:00
She's on Plavix for AFib.
01:03
Oh, but.
01:05
This looks like it's brought up.
01:07
Most recent pressure is 106 over 63.
01:11
She's answering questions appropriately, eyes are tracking, opening spontaneously at 3 mm.
01:17
Pupils intact.
01:21
She's not currently dizzy anymore.
01:22
We weren't able to test for her with the static.
01:25
Didn't want to sit her up and dropped her pressure more.
01:27
But other than that, we're going to be at your facility about maybe 3 min now.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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