Medical team assists after fall near Pomerado Rd, Poway CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded near Pomerado Rd in Poway for an elderly person who had fallen and was experiencing severe right hip pain. Paramedics treated the individual for pain and possible infection before transporting them to Pomerado Hospital. The condition appeared stable during transport.
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02:19
Transcript:
00:00
Palomar Medic 40, incident number of FS 25231638, FS 252316 38.
00:08
The 95-year-old male is going to be a special resources,
00:11
excuse me, special resource.
00:13
However, family wants him at Pomerado if possible.
00:16
Let me know when you're ready for the full report.
00:19
Go ahead and give me a report, but if he's a special consideration, we should come to Palomar for the next closest trauma.
00:24
Go ahead. We have male, elderly.
00:26
He's coming from home.
00:28
He had a fall yesterday around 06 p.m., and family helped him back into bed.
00:33
I received it this morning when they went to put the diaper on.
00:35
He had pain in his right hip.
00:38
When we arrived on scene, he was acting a little lethargic for himself,
00:43
but able to talk with us.
00:46
Family and alert and oriented.
00:48
He has some palpable tenderness on the right side of his hip.
00:51
It's rotated outward on that right leg.
00:55
Vitals are stable.
00:56
Blood pressure was 130 over seventy-eight.
00:58
Heart rate was 70.
01:00
Sinus rhythm.
01:01
Yeah, a little bit of a fever.
01:02
Ninety-nine point nine.
01:03
He has a history of UTIs and is breathing a little rapidly at thirty-three with fentanyl of 1215.
01:11
IV status right now is ninety-nine percent on room air.
01:13
I am treating him for pain as well as possible sepsis.
01:18
You have an established 20 gauge in the right wrist.
01:20
I am giving him 500 cc of bolus and some Tylenol for pain.
01:23
Once we start moving, I'll see if his pain gets worse and move on to stronger pain meds like fentanyl.
01:29
Now we are transporting him to the hospital.
01:32
No other treatment needed at this time, and either hospital is fine.
01:36
We'll just let them know.
01:37
Assuming still best possible threat at this time.
01:41
Okay, so let's go back to the resource.
01:43
He had a fall yesterday but is only having chest pain.
01:45
No head pain?
01:48
Yes, only right hip pain, no head pain.
01:52
No, he did not hit his head.
01:53
No loss of consciousness reported.
01:57
He only has right hip pain.
01:59
Okay, well it's fine to go to Pomerado because now we're thinking possible sepsis and hip injury.
02:05
Are you thinking a possible UTI?
02:07
Yes, that's what it is.
02:08
It seemed like a possible UTI, so there may be a couple things going on here.
02:11
Okay, Pomerado is fine for that.
02:13
Medic 40 went to ETA at Pomerado.
02:15
We have a seven-minute ETA over at Pomerado. I'll give them a heads up.
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Location mentioned:
Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064
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