Medical team assists man after fall near Citracado Pkwy, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted a 68-year-old man who appeared to have fallen off a bed onto a hardwood floor near Citracado Parkway in Escondido. The patient reportedly experienced head, neck, and back pain but was conscious and alert when paramedics transported him to Palomar Hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
This is Palomar on the BLS line.
00:03
Hello, Palomar.
00:04
This is AirCare BLS Unit 26.
00:06
Run number is (number withheld).
00:11
Coming to you today with a 68-year-old male patient with a chief complaint of fall.
00:17
Story goes at 2300, patient fell off the bed.
00:22
Confirmed unwitnessed strike, two-foot fall off bed onto a hardwood surface.
00:27
Patient complained of head, neck, and back pain.
00:30
Patient is A&O times 2, secondary to dementia, GCS 13.
00:34
Negative for thinners.
00:36
Patient is currently on a C-collar applied by EMS crew.
00:40
Blood pressure is 134 over 79, heart rate is 60, oxygen is 98.
00:46
Respiratory is 14, BGL is (number withheld).
00:50
Temperature is 97.1.
00:52
PMS intact on all four extremities, pupils at 3 millimeters.
00:56
We have an ETA of 14 minutes, is there anything you would like us to grab or prepare next?
01:03
Do we know if you had any loss of consciousness?
01:07
And does he have any outward signs of trauma?
01:10
No other trauma on the head.
01:14
Patient states he remembers the fall.
01:17
He is Spanish speaking, so we're unable to determine if he woke up on the floor or not.
01:23
But he claims he remembers the fall.
01:26
And you stated negative thinners, right?
01:31
Correct, negative for both thinners.
01:33
Would that be the last 26 in about 10 minutes?
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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