Elderly man injured after fall in parking lot, Escondido CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a medical call near Citracado Parkway in Escondido where a 95-year-old man fell while putting his walker into his car. He sustained abrasions to his nose and hand and reported chest wall pain. Paramedics transported him to Palomar Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Run number (number withheld).
00:02
95-year-old male fall, exposure consideration coming to your facility.
00:08
Are you guys open?
00:09
We are open.
00:11
I'm sorry if you could repeat your cat number and age, I didn't catch you there then, I'm sorry.
00:17
95, 95-year-old male, and then cat number (number withheld).
00:21
Five (number withheld).
00:25
That's lot four of (number withheld).
00:27
Copy, thanks.
00:28
Go ahead with the ninety-five year old male special consideration.
00:32
So called to a parking lot here in an RV for this gentleman.
00:35
Sounds like he was attempting to put his walker back into the trunk of his car when he lost his balance falling forward onto the asphalt.
00:46
There was no LOC.
00:48
He has full event recall.
00:50
Right now he's complaining primarily of left anterior chest wall pain.
00:55
Did have some right posterior, almost like rear hip pain when removing him.
01:01
He has a small abrasion to the bridge of his nose and a skin tear to his right hand.
01:11
I don't see any large hematoma to his head, but he is on Eliquis.
01:17
Vital signs right now at your location? GCS of 15, heart rate's going to be 70s afib.
01:24
Blood pressure is 120 over 75.
01:27
Breathing at 20 to 24, a little bit labored.
01:30
He has some respiratory history, but his room air saturation when we first arrived was 83%.
01:38
He's up to 94 on six liters.
01:52
No crepitus or abnormal chest wall movement noted.
01:58
A C collar applied, IV established, and pain medication administered.
02:04
Otherwise, ETA about five minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
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