Elderly hospice patient falls and hits head at home, Maplewood MN
A 79-year-old hospice patient fell at home, hitting his head. He has high blood pressure and is on oxygen. He is being transported to St. John's hospital for care.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Ten minutes out from St. John's with a green patient, a 79-year-old male. Coming from home, he is a hospice patient, but this evening he's been restless, walking around, and he fell, struck his head. He's on platics, so there's some concerns there, no signs of trauma or anything like that.
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Vitalize, we got hypertension, 195 over 110.
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Originally, he was off his oxygen at 75.
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Now we're on high flow and he's at 95.
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So going in for an e-vail? Any other questions?
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