Paramedics transport woman with injuries after repeated falls, Wilmington DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded near West 14th Street in Wilmington to assist a 59-year-old woman who was found lethargic with low blood sugar, arm swelling, and multiple bruises after repeated falls over the past week. She was alert but sluggish, and a trauma alert was discussed before transport to Wilmington Hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
One three one, this is medic eight, paramedic 2092 .
00:04
Inbound to your facility with an ETA of approximately ten to fifteen .
00:08
I'm bringing you a fifty-nine year old female.
00:12
History of daily alcohol use.
00:16
Within the last week she fell while walking up the steps, refused treatment, and was transported for evaluation by EMS.
00:24
Experienced another fall from standing last night and remained on the floor for the evening.
00:33
BLS arrived and assessed her blood sugar at twenty-one, gave some oral glucose, and it recovered to seventy-one.
00:43
She's answering orientation questions correctly.
00:46
However, she's very lethargic.
00:49
She's got some tenderness to the right arm.
00:57
From the crux of her neck down to the elbow, the entire right arm is swollen.
01:03
Significant bruising noted on the left shin and various other bruises at different stages of healing.
01:13
No blood thinners reported.
01:15
However, daily alcohol use.
01:21
Requesting pre-hospital trauma alert due to multiple bruises throughout her body.
01:31
She is alert and answering orientation questions correctly.
01:36
Not sure if bruises and pain are causing difficulty moving, but she has control of all four extremities.
01:47
Can you clarify? Does she have trauma to her face and head, and what's her GCS?
01:54
Her current GCS is fifteen.
01:57
No appreciable trauma to face or head observed.
02:05
The reason for the trauma alert is bruising of her arms and legs?
02:12
That and the potential for her to have spent extended periods on the ground over the last week.
02:20
Okay, how far out are you?
02:24
Ten minutes.
02:27
Okay, I'm not sure she meets criteria.
02:33
We'll see her at the door and make a decision there.
02:38
It's 1131 .
02:41
Copy. Thank you, 1131 channel clear.
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Location mentioned:
W 14th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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