Man injured in fall on stairs in Escondido, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an eighteen-year-old man fell on the stairs at a residence near Citracado Parkway in Escondido. He reported weakness before the fall, struck his hip, and did not lose consciousness. He had no major pain or signs of head trauma. Emergency personnel transported him by air to Palomar Escondido Hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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01:52
Transcript:
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Eighteen-year-old male patient complaint fall on stairs.
00:05
Patient reports that he was getting up to use the restroom when he noticed he didn't have enough strength and had an unwitnessed mechanical fall from height onto wood paneling.
00:16
Facility found him on the floor, and patient reports he hit his hip on the way down but has no pain in the area or anywhere else on the body.
00:26
He's taking medication for pulmonary embolism risk.
00:31
He has no head, neck or back pain.
00:35
No nausea or dizziness.
00:37
Did not lose consciousness.
00:39
He does recall the fall.
00:41
There is no AMS in the fall.
00:43
His time is one out of baseline secondary to dementia.
00:47
Last set of vitals as follows.
00:50
112 over 88,
00:52
heart rate 88,
00:55
14 respirations,
00:58
setting at 90% on 5 liters per minute.
01:01
History of COPD.
01:03
Temperature 96.2,
01:06
sugar is 86.
01:08
Our ETA to them is about 3 min.
01:10
Anything else you need?
01:13
Is he able to tell us he's from his head at all?
01:20
Yes, he is.
01:21
He asked for us and he said no, he did not.
01:23
Just on the way down only his head.
01:28
Copy. Is he baseline on five liters?
01:32
Yes, that's baseline for him.
01:35
All right, one more question.
01:38
Any outward signs of trauma to his head at all.
01:42
Negative.
01:44
Copy that. I'll go ahead and notify Palomar in Escondido that you are en route.
01:49
Thanks for giving me your full report.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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