Elderly woman injured in fall, taken to hospital, Charleston SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics responded to a medical emergency near Calhoun Street in Charleston, where a 77-year-old woman experienced severe right knee pain and swelling after a fall about three hours earlier. She was treated for pain and transported to the hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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01:23
Transcript:
00:00
1 West, this is Medic 26 coming to you.
00:04
We have about a 15 to 20-minute ETA on board.
00:08
I have a 77-year-old female.
00:09
She complains that it's going to be right knee pain.
00:14
Patient fell approximately 3 hours ago.
00:19
Her right knee has been in a 10 out of 10 pain, present as such.
00:28
Got a good amount of swelling to that right knee, possibly a little bit to the right thigh.
00:36
Still obvious deformity where it is.
00:41
It is very tender.
00:45
No loss of consciousness or blood thinners.
00:50
Current vitals are as follows.
00:52
Eighty-two heart rate, 170 over sixty-seven blood pressure.
00:56
One hundred percent on room air.
00:59
I have a 20 in the right AC for you, and so far she has gotten a total of 120 micrograms of fentanyl.
01:11
She's now endorsing seven out of ten pain in that right knee.
01:17
Any questions or orders?
01:21
No questions or orders at the time of our arrival.
01:23
One West is clear.
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Location mentioned:
Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29425
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