Elderly man injured in fall down stairs, Ann Arbor MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted a 77-year-old man who fell down an unknown number of stairs at his residence, suffering a head injury and laceration. He remained alert and stable and was transported to the University of Michigan Emergency Room for trauma evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Washtenaw MI Hospital Group Calls
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01:58
Transcript:
00:00
Good afternoon, sir.
00:02
This is Livingston Alpha 104 Paramedic.
00:05
We are coming to Friday.
00:07
Two. Today,
00:08
77-year-old male, main concern today is a head injury.
00:12
Patient fell down an unknown number of stairs.
00:17
He does not know exactly where he was on those stairs when he fell.
00:20
Positive LOC, last time he remembers is approximately 1530 this afternoon.
00:27
Alert and oriented times four.
00:28
He does not take any blood thinners.
00:31
He has a GCS of 15.
00:32
We have a heart rhythm showing sinus on the monitor with a regular rate.
00:38
Pulse oximetry 96% on 4 liters oxygen.
00:43
Blood pressure 167 over 103. Cervical collar in place.
00:49
He has approximately a 2-inch laceration on the back of his head, bandaged with bleeding controlled.
00:58
Blood sugar 104. Do you require anything further?
01:03
Is he altered at this time?
01:07
Negative, he is not altered at this time.
01:10
He has a GCS of 15, alert and oriented.
01:15
And you said unknown number of steps that he fell, correct?
01:21
Correct, it is an unknown number; we do not know how many.
01:26
He says he had approximately 12 stairs to the basement.
01:30
Upon our arrival, the patient was walking outside of his residence.
01:38
104, please hold the line one minute.
01:40
I'm going to see if they want this patient taken straight back right away.
01:45
Copy that, move to the end of that.
01:47
Yes.
01:52
Go straight back to the resuscitation bays; they're going to evaluate the patient for a trauma tone out.
01:58
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
E Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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