Elderly person found after apparent fall near Park St, Madison WI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a possible medical emergency near South Park Street in Madison. A woman was found on the floor of her apartment after appearing to have fallen several days earlier and was suffering from illness symptoms. She was conscious, and paramedics transported her to Meriter Hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Dane WI Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:43
Transcript:
00:00
Meriter ER from Madison Medic Number Seven.
00:03
Meriter, go ahead.
00:04
Good afternoon, Meriter.
00:06
Madison Medic Number Seven, we are en route with a 73-year-old female coming from senior living apartments on the west side.
00:14
We were actually contacted by the patient's neighbor who happened to walk by her apartment and hear yelling for help and banging on her apartment door.
00:22
We made entry upon arrival, found her laying on the floor of her apartment.
00:27
She stated she had a ground level unwitnessed fall on Saturday due to loss of consciousness.
00:34
Sounds like a fall from standing position.
00:38
Did note kind of in and out of consciousness over the last few days.
00:41
She has been unable to get herself up off of the ground since Saturday, so she has been laying there yelling for help with no response until today.
00:51
No acute pain, just some generalized body aches from lying on the floor.
00:54
No obvious injury noted.
00:55
Did note feeling ill for the past week with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
01:00
She is on medication for a history of a heart condition.
01:04
She is currently alert and oriented.
01:06
Current vitals include a blood pressure of 120 over 74,
01:10
heart rate at 145,
01:14
SpO2 is 98% on room air, blood sugar of 226, and a temporal temperature of 99.3.
01:24
We are approximately six to eight minutes out.
01:26
Any comments, questions, or orders?
01:28
Did you say the heart rate was 145? That's affirmative.
01:33
We'll run a twelve-lead EKG and send it your way, currently looks regular but tachycardic.
01:41
See you when you get here, Meriter or Claire.
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Location mentioned:
S Park St, Madison, WI 53715
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