Elderly man declines care after fall near W 14th St, Wilmington DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a medical incident near W 14th St in Wilmington involving an elderly man who experienced a ground-level fall. The individual had a minor elbow injury and declined hospital transport after evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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01:16
Transcript:
00:00
Good evening, Wilmington Base.
00:01
This is BLS Unit 25 on scene with an elderly male requesting refusal with service.
00:06
How do you copy?
00:09
(number withheld).
00:11
This is you called for us today after he took a fall at ground level.
00:15
It was a mechanical fall.
00:16
He denies unconsciousness, denies hitting his head, denies head, neck, or back pain.
00:20
He is on medication.
00:22
He's not complaining of any pain.
00:24
The only visible trauma is a small cut to his elbow.
00:31
Bleeding is controlled.
00:33
Again, he's not complaining of anything else.
00:37
Vitals are as follows.
00:39
He is alert and oriented.
00:40
He has a blood pressure of 160 over 92.
00:43
Heart rate is 84 and oxygen saturation is 97% on room air.
00:49
Again,
00:50
we are requesting a refusal using an elderly male, signify for any questions.
00:54
Okay.
00:56
Our recommendation is that the patient be transferred to the hospital for further evaluation and management.
01:01
For your assessment, the patient has capacity to refuse.
01:04
Transport, we recommend that you comment at any point or call.
01:08
In fact,
01:10
GMS services, the education client, this is (number withheld).
01:14
Copy (number withheld).
01:16
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
W 14th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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