Woman found after fall possibly ingesting medication, Vermillion SD
Medical EmergencyA 62-year-old woman was found lying in her garage after a fall. She was conscious and alert but had pain in her neck and back. An empty bottle of Xanax was found nearby, but it is unknown if or how much she ingested. She was transported non-emergently to Sanford Hospital for care.
Audio|Source: Vermillion Public Safety
03:23
Transcript:
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Medic 3 patient care report.
00:04
Good, Sanford, go ahead.
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Sanford, good afternoon, Medic 3.
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Inbound, non-emergent with a 62-year-old female.
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She is conscious,
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alert and oriented times 3 coming from home.
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Patient's son found her lying in the garage outside.
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unknown exactly how long she'd been there. Patient states that she had fallen.
00:34
Complains of pain all over upon calpation of neck and back, she did wince and moaning pain. So we do have her placed in a cervical collar as well as backboarded.
00:49
Pupils are pearl.
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Son also found a empty bottle of Xanax that was filled on the 31st unknown of the exact quantity or dosage of that prescription.
01:05
Good 12 weeks since that already. I've seen no abnormalities, no acuity. She's sinus on the monitor rate of 81.
01:11
94% on room air, last pressure is 105 over 63, has a blood sugar of 113, still working on IV access.
01:19
I have an oral temp of 977.
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We should be your facility here and I'd say about two minutes. Any questions?
01:28
Not small, room two.
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Burnton.
01:43
Can you on the one, I can see if there's a second meditation besides this one she told me about?
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If our medic three is looking for information if there's a second dairy medication that she may have taken.
02:11
I'm on seeing. I'll get back to here shortly with an update and the size up.
02:25
Chief One, you broke up, can you repeat?
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I'll get back to you. If I'm on scene, I'll get back to you here shortly with an update and a size-up.
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Ten-four.
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Com center, brush two.
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Brush two. Brush two.
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Brush two in route, part three.
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10 4 Brush 2 at 1642.
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Medic 3, Com Center?
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Go ahead from Medi3.
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Medic 3,
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Deputy on scene advises that there is a large,
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a large amount of different medications that she is on or has available to her. It is unknown what she may have taken.
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10-4.
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Near S Plum St, Vermillion, SD 57069
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