Elderly man treated for arm pain near Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor MI
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel contacted the Ann Arbor VA Hospital regarding transport of an elderly man experiencing left arm pain and mobility issues after recent falls. The patient was stable but unable to use his arm due to pain. EMS requested acceptance for hospital transfer due to the lengthy transport distance.
Audio|Heard on: Washtenaw MI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Ann Arbor VA, go ahead.
00:03
VA, this is HLV 8204.
00:05
We're just calling to see if you'll accept a patient due to our long transport time.
00:08
We're about 35 to 40 minutes away from your facility.
00:11
We have an 86-year-old male.
00:13
Family is calling due to left arm pain.
00:16
It's been going on for a few days.
00:19
Patient states that they think someone injured him when they tried to get him up.
00:24
He's not complaining of any chest pain or shortness of breath.
00:26
He has had multiple falls throughout the last few days.
00:30
No blood thinners. They deny him hitting his head.
00:35
He is not able to ambulate normally.
00:36
Able to ambulate, it's been going on like I said for about two to three days where he has not been able to ambulate and his baseline is ambulatory.
00:45
He is alert and oriented times three, which is also his baseline.
00:47
Heart rate is seventy-seven, two pace rhythm on the monitor.
00:51
Twelve shows pace rhythm.
00:53
Blood pressure one forty-eight over eighty-two.
00:55
Oxygen saturation ninety-eight percent on room air.
01:00
GCS is 15. We were unable to do a stroke screen just for the simple fact that he can't move his left arm due to pain.
01:06
Well,
01:07
Got like I said about a 40-minute transport.
01:09
You guys accepting the patient or would you like us to divert to the nearest facility?
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Location mentioned:
Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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