Elderly man injured in fall at nursing facility, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a fall involving an 86-year-old man at a skilled nursing facility near Citracado Parkway in Escondido. The patient, who is on blood thinners, was found by staff about an hour after the fall and showed combative behavior. He was transported to Palomar Hospital as a trauma resource for possible internal injuries. Vital signs were stable at the time of transport.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Palomar, this is Premier Unit (number withheld) with a mild trauma.
00:05
A patient that fell—he's on blood thinners about an hour ago.
00:10
SNF nurses found him.
00:12
We were rerouted from Pomerado to come to you.
00:15
Premier (number withheld), I'll be with you just.
00:18
Copy that, thank you.
00:21
Okay, Premier (number withheld).
00:25
Go ahead with full report and how old is this patient and your incident?
00:31
Thank you. Yeah, our patient is 86 years old.
00:35
He was found that he fell about an hour ago.
00:39
Nurses were worried because he's on blood thinners and there's no external bleeding, but they're worried about internal bleeding since the fall.
00:47
They don't know exactly when he fell, but they found him about an hour ago and he's been combative to his fellow residents and nurses around him.
00:57
His vital signs right now appear to be stable.
01:00
His hands are a bit cold and he is a little combative, but that's what we have so far.
01:08
Okay, is he normally combative?
01:18
He's normally combative, but a little more so, out of it.
01:22
Is there any external trauma or is he complaining of any pain?
01:28
No, he's quite stubborn.
01:31
There's no external trauma noted at the moment.
01:37
That's our current report.
01:40
Okay, what is run number?
01:44
Run number is (number withheld).
01:49
He's about 6'1 with 160 pounds.
01:54
And what are his vital signs?
01:57
Current vital signs stand at a blood pressure of 125 over 57,
02:02
a pulse of 71,
02:04
a GCS of 12, and a respiratory rate of 16.
02:07
We haven't been able to get an O2 reading yet.
02:10
He's been a little combative with that.
02:13
We'll give that to you as soon as possible, but those are our current signs.
02:20
How about your ETA?
02:22
ETA right now is 14 minutes.
02:28
They gave us a paper medication sheet at the moment, but the one noted was clopidogrel.
02:43
He will be a trauma resource.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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