77-year-old man falls from electric scooter with head injury, Washington County AR


A 77-year-old man fell from his electric scooter, hit his head, and has abrasions. He takes blood thinners and is being taken to the VA hospital.
Audio|Source: Northwest Arkansas State and Local Police
00:41
Transcript:
00:00
This is M-04.
00:01
We got a 77-year-old male who had a fall out of his electric scooter today.
00:05
He did have some head impact.
00:07
We got an abrasion on the left side of his head.
00:09
He does report that he takes a blood thinner, but cannot remember which one it is.
00:13
We've got some scattered abrasions.
00:15
Looks like we've got some gravel embedded bilaterally at its anterior to lower extremities.
00:20
He is currently alert and oriented times four GCS-15.
00:23
We've got a heart rate of 100.
00:24
Pressure was 178 over 62.
00:26
He is 100% on 3 liters nasal cannula, which he wears full time.
00:30
If you guys don't have anything further, we're headed to the VA.
00:34
They have already advised that they can accept him.
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Washington County, AR
Correct
Incorrect