Elderly man injured in nursing home altercation, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 72-year-old man at a nursing home in La Mesa sustained a minor head injury after being struck by another resident and falling against a doorframe. He experienced brief dizziness and blurriness but remained stable. Due to being on blood thinners, he was transported to Grossmont Hospital for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: San Diego CA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
We have a 72-year-old male coming out of a nursing home today.
00:05
Chief complaint is a head injury, one from a fist.
00:09
Fist from another resident, and then the patient fell and hit his head on the doorframe.
00:14
There's no outward signs of trauma, and there's three out of ten pain on the patient's forehead only on palpation.
00:22
The patient is on Eliquis blood thinners, so they just want to get a CT scan and make sure there's no internal damage.
00:30
Again, there's no signs of outward trauma, and patient is at his baseline.
00:38
Small amount of dizziness and blurriness when the event occurred, but not currently.
00:42
This happened about 2 hours ago.
00:45
Patient's vitals are stable, and we have an ETA of 5 minutes.
00:52
Was there any loss of consciousness?
00:55
No reports of loss of consciousness, but it was unwitnessed.
00:58
The nurses reviewed camera footage, and it didn’t look like he lost consciousness.
01:05
He was lying on the floor for about a minute collecting himself.
01:09
The only symptoms reported were dizziness and blurriness temporarily.
01:14
Okay, with a head injury on Eliquis, with the associated dizziness.
01:19
Could be best for this patient.
01:20
He needed a trauma center.
01:21
What's your trauma catchment?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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