Elderly woman transported for severe knee pain at hospital, Petersburg WV
Medical EmergencyAn 80-year-old female with dementia and heart history is being transported to Grant Memorial Hospital for severe right knee pain. She had a recent fall causing injuries to her shoulder and knee. Despite pain medication, she continues to report high pain level. She has a history of bilateral knee replacements and is awake and stable during transport.
Audio|Source: Hardy County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
I'm just going to give you patient information.
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I do not need a consult.
00:07
Sir, number destination? Get you and go ahead.
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027-4-1, paramedic Arnold.
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Grant Memorial Hospital is our destination.
00:22
We have on board an 80-year-old female complaining of severe right knee pain.
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And we're probably about 10 to 12 out.
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We arrived, well actually there was a BLS critic I was seen prior to me and they called for me due to the pain.
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She was seen this morning, we actually took her in the grant this morning for the same thing.
00:50
She had a fall and injured her shoulder and injured her right knee.
00:56
I don't believe there's any fractures or strings or strings.
01:03
But any rate, the caretaker and the elderly lady here said that her knee pain became a 10 over 10 in the last hour.
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They did not note any deformities or swelling.
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She does have a history of bilateral knee replacements.
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Got a history of heart murmur,
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dementia,
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and Alzheimer.
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She's awake alert and oriented times three, DMS times four.
01:37
She is a 456, pupil is equal reactive, skin is pink, dry, and cool, lung sounds clear and equal bilaterally,
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abdomen is soft and non-tender.
01:51
The only allergy that we're aware of is cypril.
01:58
I do have a 20 gauge established in the right AC with a lock.
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She has been given 40 of fentanyl.
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That was at 21, 20 hours.
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She's still complaining of a 10 over 10.
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The last of vital is showing a pulse rate of 84, showing a sinus rhythm.
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C-sat in 95, respirations are about 24.
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Blood sugar was 183, temperature 971, and her last pressure after the fentanyl was 152 over 77.
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Unless you have any further questions.
02:48
Unless you have any further questions, like you say, we'll probably be there in about 8 to 10 minutes.
02:58
That's received.
02:59
You advised Alzheimer's, dementia, marlateral replacement? Was it a cardiac or non-medic history?
03:07
Cardiac? Here's a heart murmur.
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Receive. Have you gone direct with Grant?
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Yes, sir, I will.
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Fantastic, 278, 2628.
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278, 2628.
03:27
All right, copied that.
03:32
Thanks, sir.
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Have a good evening.
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Near Hospital Dr, Petersburg, WV 26847
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