Air ambulance transporting elderly man with fractures for meningitis check, Sioux Falls SD
Medical EmergencyAn 82-year-old man with fractures from a fall and decreased mental status is transported by air ambulance to McKennan Hospital for evaluation of possible meningitis.
Audio|Source: Aberdeen Police and Fire, State Highway Patrol
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McKenon Airplane fixed inbound patient report. Good evening, McKenon. We're inbound your facility with an 82-year-old male from near O'Neill, Nebraska. He had a fall from sitting five days ago. Head, neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis are clear. He has a left humoral and left femur fracture.
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He has been swingbed in the last five days near O'Neill. Today he had a decreased mental status down to a GCS of 13. Brain MRI was clear. He is coming to McKenon for a meningitis ruleout. Current vitals: heart rate 82 in sinus rhythm, blood pressure 134 over 68.
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Respirations are 19 and oxygen saturation is 95% on 2 liters. He is currently alert with a GCS of 13 from general confusion. We are leaving the airport and should arrive in about 10 to 15 minutes. Any questions, please?
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McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
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