Elderly woman hospitalized after home fall, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a private residence near Citracado Parkway in Escondido for an 88-year-old woman who experienced back and leg pain following a fall three days earlier. She was transported in stable condition to Palomar Hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Hello Palomar, I've arrived with you but the incident number is going to be (number withheld) for an 88-year-old female with a chief complaint of back pain.
00:09
Let me know when you're ready for report.
00:12
All right, copy that.
00:14
I got your call uploaded.
00:15
Thank you for that.
00:16
Stable vitals, I'm ready.
00:19
Copy that, (name withheld).
00:20
We're just switching out to a private residence for an 88-year-old female with a chief complaint of back pain.
00:25
Sounds like three days ago, the patient was walking around with her walker near the kitchen where she had a mechanical trip and fall landing on her buttocks.
00:36
Going to be with this fall with family.
00:39
This family states that she just had a small mechanical trip and fall where she fell down on her buttocks, got herself back up.
00:46
She was doing her normal daily activities.
00:48
Activity of walking around indoors like that.
00:52
Patient is alert and oriented per baseline, and she has GCS score of 14.
00:59
Family member started noticing that she started complaining of back pain and overall lower extremity pain throughout those three days.
01:07
Today she was more in bed.
01:09
They did not want to get up or do her normal daily activities, and that's when they activated 911.
01:15
I can mention patient as behaving fine, acting normal with her mentation.
01:21
And was just more concerned about her having back pain and lower extremity pain where they wanted her evaluated.
01:28
Vitals are also going to be sent to your facility in approximately about five minutes.
01:33
She is not taking any medication.
01:35
Anything else you need, (name withheld)?
01:38
On this latest fall there was no head injury.
01:43
That is correct.
01:44
There was no head injury, just some bruising.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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