Elderly man falls with head injury and facial bruising, North Charleston SC
Medical EmergencyAn elderly man fell at an apartment near Ives Road and suffered a head injury with bruising on his face and hip pain. He has a history of dementia and his mental state is altered. Emergency medical services are responding and have placed him in cervical spine restriction for safety.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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A 100-year-old male, unwitnessed fall with head injury.
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Bruising on the right side of the face with no bleeding.
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Also complaining of right-sided hip pain.
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I'm going to maintain his lane.
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I'm going to move in a second, just past three.
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We are alert and oriented times 2, Glasgow Coma Scale 14 with a history of dementia.
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Okay. Pupils are equal, blood glucose of 147.
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The vital signs are heart rate 110,
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blood pressure 130 over 84,
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and oxygen saturation 97 percent on room air.
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Advanced 81, Pal-Nano Grove, near Ives Road, apartment (number withheld), fall, incident channel, EMS ops.
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Advanced 81, Pal-Nano Grove, near Ives Road, apartment (number withheld), cross streets, dead-end, fall, incident channel EMS ops, 1945.
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We are about 15 minutes out.
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Swimming.
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Is the patient on any blood thinners and is his mentation at baseline?
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Patient is not on any blood thinners.
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Finally reported his mentation is not at baseline, we have him in C-spine restriction.
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Location mentioned:
St Ives Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406
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