Elderly woman falls and suffers head and hip injuries, Hagerstown MD
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics are transporting a 93-year-old woman from Heritage Hills to a medical facility after a fall. She hit her head, has a small bruise on her forehead, and reports severe right hip pain. She is not on blood thinners except aspirin. Her vital signs are stable.
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Transcript:
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Good morning, Meritus.
00:01
This is Franklin Ambulance 3-8 en route to your facility, a 93-year-old female coming from Heritage Hills.
00:08
She was walking to the bathroom, said she got busy, did fall,
00:12
hit her head on the floor.
00:14
No blood thinner.
00:15
She does have a small hematoma to the right side of her forehead.
00:18
Her only complaint right now is right hip pain, rated 9 out of 10, throbbing constant pain.
00:23
There is some shortening of the left leg.
00:26
Not sure if it's due to...
00:28
her positioning, but she is not complaining of any left hip pain.
00:32
Vital signs are as follows.
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Pulse 69, blood pressure 112 over 80, respiration 14.
00:38
She's saturating at 97% on room air.
00:41
If nothing further, I can give you the rest at bedside, and we should be there in about seven minutes.
00:48
Is the patient on blood thinners?
00:52
She takes aspirin, but no other blood thinners.
00:55
Sounds good.
00:56
We'll give you that time on arrival.
00:57
Meritus is clear.
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Location mentioned:
Medical Campus Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21742
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