Medical emergency involves elderly woman with fall injuries, Charleston SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services are transporting a 92-year-old woman from her home near Henry Tecklenburg Dr to St. Francis Hospital following a suspected unwitnessed fall. She has reported right hip and leg pain and possible left-side weakness. The woman appears to be alert but shows multiple symptoms including being cold to touch. Vital signs include a heart rate of 100 bpm and blood pressure of 107/66. Oxygen is being administered, though the oxygen saturation monitor is unreliable, possibly due to cold extremities. The incident details remain subject to confirmation.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Hospital Group Calls
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02:23
Transcript:
00:00
To St. Francis, go ahead.
00:04
Good morning, we're currently on route to your facility with a rough ETA of five to seven minutes, with a 92-year-old female, that's nine two-year-old female.
00:13
Coming from home,
00:15
chief complaint is going to be right hip pain and leg pain.
00:22
The patient's daughter found her this morning, seemed like she had an unwitnessed fall out of the chair throughout the evening, unknown how long she was there on the ground.
00:35
Perth's daughter, patient is acting normal baseline.
00:39
However, there's a lot of different symptoms going on, so I don't really know.
00:47
It's currently alert after a GCR18, her eyes.
00:53
Heart rate is currently 100 beats per minute, showing a sinus rhythm.
00:59
Last blood pressure was...
01:02
Last blood pressure was 107 on 66, that's 107 on 66.
01:09
She has a BGL of 172, that's 172.
01:15
End title is 26 and she has a rest rate of 20.
01:21
She's pretty cold to touch.
01:23
My SpO2 reader isn't reading appropriately.
01:27
It's currently saying 86, long sounds are clear or feels.
01:30
I do have her on four liters of oxygen.
01:35
The patient's last known normal was roughly three days ago per daughter.
01:41
She does appear to have some weakness in the left side and she does have a left-sided lean.
01:48
No bloods in as that I can see in her chart.
01:54
We will be at your facility short if you don't have any questions.
01:59
Do you know she wears oxygen on baseline?
02:05
She does not wear oxygen at baseline.
02:08
My SpO2 is not working appropriately.
02:11
Like it's currently reading 96 and then it'll drop down.
02:15
I think it's just due to her hands being extremely cold.
02:19
It's important.
02:20
No further questions or orders but if I'm on the live will hit braces.
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Location mentioned:
Henry Tecklenburg Dr, Charleston, SC 29414
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