Patient evaluated after apparent fall at nursing home, Columbia SC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a nursing facility near Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, South Carolina, for a possible medical emergency involving an elderly male who reportedly fell and sustained a forehead injury. The patient, who may have dementia, was alert at baseline but uncooperative. There was no active bleeding or reported use of blood thinners. The individual was evaluated for potential transfer to a trauma facility for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Lexington SC Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Dorn VA, this is Richland County 235.
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I am on scene currently at a nursing facility with an 81-year-old male with dementia.
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He is currently very uncooperative.
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He did have an unwitnessed fall in his kitchen area and did hit his head, unknown loss of consciousness.
00:16
He was able to get himself up and walk to the bathroom.
00:19
No active bleeding right now.
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He does have a contusion of forehead.
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We would like to know if you will accept this patient or not.
00:27
No blood thinners.
00:31
Is the patient currently on blood thinners?
00:37
Negative, he is not on blood thinners.
00:39
He is alert at his baseline.
00:42
I'm sorry.
00:45
Can you repeat?
00:48
Stand by.
00:51
Copy, thank you.
00:53
Per doctor, that patient needs to be transferred to a trauma facility.
01:01
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209
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