Elderly man taken to hospital after multiple falls, Flint MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics transported a 72-year-old man from Birch Run to McLaren Hospital in Flint after he suffered multiple falls resulting in a head injury and laceration. The patient was alert but disoriented, and his condition was stable during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Genesee MI Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:35
Transcript:
00:00
McLaren, this is Ambulance Alpha 33 coming from Birch Run with a seventy-two year old male.
00:06
Chief complaint today is going to be multiple falls.
00:09
Patient does not recall most of the falls.
00:11
He does recall the last fall.
00:14
He fell and struck his head multiple times.
00:16
Patient denies taking any blood thinners.
00:20
He has an approximate two to three-inch laceration above the left eyebrow.
00:28
Patient denies any loss of consciousness but seems uncertain.
00:31
He is alert and oriented times two with a GCS of 14.
00:35
Family on scene states the patient's baseline is a GCS of 15.
00:40
Currently he has sinus rhythm on the monitor with a right bundle branch block at 85 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 135.
00:47
Respirations are 16, clear and equal bilaterally.
00:53
SpO2 is ninety-five percent on room air.
00:56
Pupils are equal, round, and reactive at 4 mm, with a blood glucose of 170.
01:01
An 18 gauge IV is established in the left AC and a 20 gauge IV in the right wrist.
01:09
Bleeding was not controlled upon EMS arrival but is controlled now with bandaging.
01:17
Patient is in a C-collar but denies neck discomfort or tenderness.
01:23
No other deformities noted, but some contusions to the left chest and left arm.
01:31
If you require anything further, we're going to be approximately twenty-five to 30 minutes out.
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Location mentioned:
S Ballenger Hwy, Flint, MI 48532
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