Elderly woman treated after fall at Escondido facility, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel transported an elderly woman from a memory care facility near Citracado Parkway in Escondido to Palomar Hospital after apparent falls on separate days resulted in bruising and pain to her left arm. She was alert with stable vital signs, not on blood thinners, and showed no signs of head trauma. The transport was precautionary for medical evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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02:16
Transcript:
Good afternoon, Palomar. This is Air Care BLS Unit 17. Are you clear to copy and accept a mild status trauma with an ETA of 12 minutes? Copy, go ahead. Thank you again, Air Care BLS Unit 17. Our run number is (number withheld) coming to you from a memory care facility with an 84-year-old female chief complaint of left arm pain. Story goes that on the twenty-sixth, the patient had a witnessed fall in which she fell on her left side. Left side struck the arm of a wooden chair after which she went down to the ground. At the time, the patient was reporting no pain. However, this morning or yesterday, facility staff noticed newer bruising starting at the shoulder going down to the elbow of that left arm. Starting this morning, the patient started reporting pain as well as pain upon exertion of the arm. Patient rates pain seven out of ten at rest and nine out of ten when moving the arm. Patient also had a fall yesterday that was unwitnessed, with staff finding her on the ground. Cause of the second fall is unclear, possibly fainting or mechanical. Patient’s vitals are blood pressure 142 over 74, heart rate 79, oxygen 97% on room air, respiration 14, and temperature 97.3. ETA approximately 10 minutes. Patient not on blood thinners and no outward signs of head trauma. Only sign of trauma is bruising to the left arm. Copy that. All right, we’ll see you in ten. We’re clear.
Good afternoon, Palomar. This is Air Care BLS Unit 17. Are you clear to copy and accept a mild status trauma with an ETA of 12 minutes? Copy, go ahead. Thank you again, Air Care BLS Unit 17. Our run number is (number withheld) coming to you from a memory care facility with an 84-year-old female chief complaint of left arm pain. Story goes that on the twenty-sixth, the patient had a witnessed fall in which she fell on her left side. Left side struck the arm of a wooden chair after which she went down to the ground. At the time, the patient was reporting no pain. However, this morning or yesterday, facility staff noticed newer bruising starting at the shoulder going down to the elbow of that left arm. Starting this morning, the patient started reporting pain as well as pain upon exertion of the arm. Patient rates pain seven out of ten at rest and nine out of ten when moving the arm. Patient also had a fall yesterday that was unwitnessed, with staff finding her on the ground. Cause of the second fall is unclear, possibly fainting or mechanical. Patient’s vitals are blood pressure 142 over 74, heart rate 79, oxygen 97% on room air, respiration 14, and temperature 97.3. ETA approximately 10 minutes. Patient not on blood thinners and no outward signs of head trauma. Only sign of trauma is bruising to the left arm. Copy that. All right, we’ll see you in ten. We’re clear.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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