Woman with ankle pain and swelling after recent falls, Waterloo IA
Medical EmergencyEmergency response to a woman with ankle pain and swelling after recent falls. She has a hematoma from a prior fall and was recently hospitalized for pneumonia. She is being transported to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Hello. mostly of some right ankle pain since she felt it pop.
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She wanted to be able to bear weight on both legs and both ankles.
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Then when we got her out to the cot, she said it's kind of bilateral ankle pain.
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Very swollen from edema, looks like chronically, no obvious injuries that we can tell.
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The vital leg out for you is a heart rate of 75, strong and regular blood pressure of 122 over 63.
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Rest rate's 18.
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on labor. It is to 2, 97% on oxygen, which she's chronically on.
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She's recently discharged from hospital with pneumonia.
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So, like she's had multiple falls over the last week since she's been discharged.
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She does have a hematoma on the back of her head from a previous fall.
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She's not totally sure if she struck her head today.
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No blood centers, no loss of consciousness.
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So many traffic, ETA is going to be three to four minutes.
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You're requesting any further.
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Nothing for the room on arrival.
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Tamara.
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Arrived at Mercing ending miles at 3.7.
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104.
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