73-year-old woman falls, injures face and knee, Rogers AR
Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services responded to a 73-year-old woman who tripped while walking near S Rife Medical Ln. She struck her face and sustained fractures to her denture plates and an abrasion on her left knee. The patient has swelling near the left femur and a history of left total knee replacement. She was alert, oriented, and stable during assessment. Transport to Mercy Hospital was recommended for further care. The patient's vital signs were stable, and bleeding was controlled.
Audio|Source: Northwest Arkansas State and Local Police
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Transcript:
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Trauma Comm, this is unit 903.
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That's Janet on Trauma One.
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Good morning, Arkansas Trauma Comm.
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This is the Bastian County Unit 903.
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We're currently around the facility at this time with a 73-year-old female patient.
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The patient was walking and tripped.
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Dale striking her face.
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It has obvious deformities in the mouth.
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She's fractured both of her denture, place.
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Also left knee injury.
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She has a history of its left total knee.
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She's got an abrasion on the knee.
00:37
Concerning areas looks like the left femur is swelling and performed.
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We do have the legs planted at the time, good pedal pulses, good cap refill, S&Cs aren't intact in that foot.
00:47
A patient is alert and oriented as well-coming.
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It's denied neck pain, however, we do have the neck and mobilize.
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Patient is in an IV 20-gauge left arm.
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All the signs are stable.
00:57
Patient is not on the left centers.
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She is a diabetic.
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Let's trigger at this time is 234.
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Heart rate is 78, and blood for Chihuahuaute over 74.
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18 rest of Virginia.
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There.
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99% on room here.
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We do have that left, like, splint.
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No bleeding is no bleeding, no, just for me a little abrasion on that left.
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The patient is fully awake, alert, alert, is oriented.
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Her trauma being a number is going to be Steve and Charlie, 909-2-6, 909-0-2-6.
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Do you have any questions or orders?
01:38
So she had facial fractures or just the smoke and densers and where was her new replacement?
01:49
No facial fractures noted.
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It looks like she just has most of the trauma hit her mouth region.
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Looks like both of her denture plates were fractured.
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There is no bleeding coming for the mouth.
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She does have an uplift of her lip laceration, but it's bleeding as controlled at this time.
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Teethals are pearl, people are reactive to light, no other injuries noted.
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And where did she have her neighbor places?
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Mercy Hospital and that was the one to be the left knee.
02:27
Then forward, Mercy would be our recommendation, that's that's correct.
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Thank you, sir.
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Near S Rife Medical Ln, Rogers, AR 72758
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