Man unconscious after falling down metro stairs, Bethesda MD
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 48-year-old man fell approximately 15 feet down concrete metro stairs and sustained head trauma. He was unconscious with irregular breathing and transported to Suburban Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Good evening, Suburban. This is Nandum 732.
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En route your facility with a 48-year-old male,
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Priority 1, Category A, head trauma.
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How do you copy? All right.
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I'm happy. Go ahead.
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To hear, counsel.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Our patient was coming down the metro stairs.
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They're concrete stairs.
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He was about a third of the way up where he fell, trippin fell, face first.
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He dropped about 15 feet.
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Is it currently unconsciously unresponsive with pagonal respirations?
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How do you have it?
00:31
Patiently on responses, he has a significant laceration above his left eyebrow,
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bleeding has been controlled.
00:39
We have them fully mobilized on the neck backboard with a C collar.
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We've established an 18 gauge in the right A.C.
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The last set of vitals are heart rate of 43,
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SPO2 of 99%, BP of 141 over 88.
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Blood sugar up, 117.
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The patient's turning GTS and approximately 5.
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ETA fertility is about 10 minutes how do you copy.
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Does the patient intubated or has something that you're going to do prior to revival?
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The patient is not inhibited.
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He's got his jaw is currently placed.
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We're trying to secure his airway with the NPA and I'm going to work on bagging him shortly.
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Suburban copies.
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We will see you on the Trauma Day upon Arrival.
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Please contact with any changes and votes.
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We have to clear this time.
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We copy. Amund 732 Spoonageo.
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Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
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