Patient with broken neck falls again and refuses brace, Everglades City FL


A patient at a health care facility with a previous broken neck fell again but refuses to wear the neck brace needed for support.
Audio|Source: Collier County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 44. Medic 44.
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Health care facility transport priority was near Airport Road North.
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Respond on Control North.
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Engine, 44, medic 44,
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health care facility transport priority 1, near Airport Road North.
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Asginia care, cross of Old Grove Road and Citrus Lake Drive.
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We spawn on Control North, timeouts,
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17, 17 hours.
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General 144.
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24. 144 John. Do you have a chief complaint for this call?
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Time, sir.
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Look.
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Go ahead.
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Fires out. I'll be in service.
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I'll just serve me to remain on scene.
00:53
Looks like the patient has a broken neck up.
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From a previous fall, I'm trying to read out their white room number of the patients run out this time.
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Okay.
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All right, copy.
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You can ask if it's from the previous fall or a new fall?
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I'll ask.
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Control and intent.
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Entering town.
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Control. Control and detent and service, being turned over to CCSO. Patients and transported by Madics 71.
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Copy that. Injurington, train you back in service.
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Teller that 70 is available out.
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Copy 6-7. Copy 6-7.
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Engine 44, Control North.
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Go ahead, Joe.
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The patient's going to be in room 1.50.
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The nurse advised the patient has a broken neck from a previous wall. He did fall today.
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Advises a dent fracture on September 26th. He won't wear his neck brace. You just try to put it on him.
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Copy, Joe. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Ec Airpark Rd, Everglades City, FL 34139
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