Elderly woman falls and injures hip and ankle at residence, Harbor Springs MI
Medical EmergencyAn elderly woman fell while entering through a doorway, losing balance due to her oxygen tank strap. She has right hip pain with lateral rotation and a large bruise on her right ankle. She hit her head on the door but has no visible head injury and no loss of consciousness. She is not on blood-thinning medications. Vital signs are stable, and she receives oxygen support.
Audio|Source: Emmet County Public Safety
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The patient's 89-year-old female resident of the Broken Trojigan was entering through the doorway and lost her balance. She does normally have an oxygen tank on a shoulder strap that did cause her to lose her balance even more, and fall to the floor.
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The patient complains of right-sided hip pain. It's a lateral hip pain with rotation noted. No shortening of the extremity, just rotation laterally.
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She also has a significant hematoma and bruising to the right ankle.
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Denies any other complaint, denies any loss of consciousness. However, her daughter states that she did hit her head on the door going through. We don't see any sort of injury to the head itself.
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Denies taking any sort of blood-thinning medications.
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It's currently a walker-oriented resting. Final signs as of the last cardiac rate, 54-prudy on the monitor, no act to be noted.
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Blood pressure 144 over 69.
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Respirations are 20 and non-labored.
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She is 98% on room air.
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Check that. She's on 2 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula.
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Location mentioned:
Near Oak Rdg Trl, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
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