Elderly man injured after pickleball fall at Loudoun hospital, Leesburg VA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an elderly man apparently injured after falling while playing pickleball at Loudoun VA Hospital. He has a forehead contusion and a possible broken nose with bleeding controlled. The patient is on blood thinners and shows no other pain or serious symptoms so far.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun VA Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
00:00
good morning. This is James.
00:01
I'm at 635, Charlie.
00:02
We're on our way to you right now with an 86-8-6-year-old male.
00:06
She's complaining injury from a fall.
00:08
Patron was playing pickleball and missed steps and fell to the floor, face first.
00:16
The patient has about a golf ball size contusion above his left eye and a possible broken nose that was bleeding before we showed up, bleeding was controlled by the time we showed up.
00:31
And the patient is on blood thinner.
00:34
He is a AO x4 with his GCS of 15.
00:37
No complaints of pain anywhere else, no head, neck or back pain, just the pain in his nose and on his forehead.
00:46
Last blood pressure we got is 146 over 89.
00:50
He is 95% on room air with the heart rate of 70.
00:54
Blood sugar is 158.
00:57
Right now we just have him in a position on comfort.
00:59
We're on our way to you guys and we'll be there in about 10 minutes.
01:03
Do you have anything for me?
01:05
Can you say he's in a C-collar?
01:10
He's not a C caller.
01:12
He didn't have any complaints of head neck or back name.
01:17
Can you please put him in a C caller for the head strike?
01:22
Will do.
01:25
I think you will see on arrival.
01:28
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Riverside Pkwy, Leesburg, VA 20176
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