Elderly woman falls and injures head at nursing home, Gastonia NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 82-year-old woman fell in a nursing home and hit her head on a bed frame, causing bleeding. The bleeding was controlled. She is alert and oriented and was transported to CaroMont Medical Center.
Audio|Heard on: Gaston NC Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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16B to CaroMont, Main, reached the notification.
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It's coming to your facility with an 82-year-old who took a fall in the nursing home tonight.
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She was going to the bathroom, and she fell and hit her head on the bed frame.
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She does have a hematoma on the right side of her head.
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It was bleeding on site.
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We control the bleeding on site.
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She is not on any blood thinners.
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She remembers the fall, and she is alert and oriented at 5, 4, with a GCS of 15.
00:26
Pupils are equal and reactive.
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Our last vital signs were a blood pressure of 168 over 80.
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Pulse rate is 69.
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Respiratory rate is regular.
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SpO2 100 on room air.
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Blood glucose level was 122.
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Location mentioned:
Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
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