Elderly man treated for fall near Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a possible fall-related injury near Wilmington Hospital involving an elderly man who struck his head after falling from a standing position. The patient was conscious, stable, and reported no pain or loss of consciousness but had swelling at the back of his head. He was transported for further evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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This is BLS unit A13 en route to your facility with an 83-year-old male who fell requesting a trauma evaluation on arrival.
00:05
How do you copy?
00:08
This is ALS (number withheld).
00:10
Male with a fall.
00:11
Go ahead.
00:14
We are about seven minutes ETA from your facility.
00:17
We have a male who fell from standing height.
00:19
He hit his head on the nightstand on the way down and fell backwards.
00:22
Patient and family deny any loss of consciousness or injuries.
00:24
Patient is not on blood thinners and denies any pain to the head, neck, or back.
00:28
He is alert and oriented at this time, but we are calling because he has a large swelling to the back of the head.
00:32
He has controlled bleeding but noticeable lumps, possibly golf ball sized, at the back of his head.
00:38
Stand by; vitals are stable at this point.
00:40
We're standing by for any questions or concerns you might have.
00:44
All right, sounds good, medic.
00:45
We will see him on arrival.
00:47
At this time, we don't need to trauma alert him, but we will check on arrival.
00:52
For you, too.
00:53
Thank you, (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
W 14th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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