Elderly man trips and falls at home with head injury, Stanford CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 93-year-old man fell at his home near Pasteur Drive. He hit his head but did not lose consciousness. Paramedics reported minor head bleeding and bruises, stable vital signs, and no neck or back pain. He is being taken to Stanford Medical Center for trauma evaluation.
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Transcript:
00:00
Good evening, Senator.
00:01
This is Sam Retail Medic 28.
00:02
Coming in code 2 trauma activation, the ETA of around 10 minutes.
00:05
The spawnboard, we have a 93, 93-year-old male coming from home.
00:08
He had a witness, trip and fall from a ground level.
00:11
Witness by family.
00:13
He did strike his head, however, no loss of consciousness.
00:15
There's some paint at the top of his head with the small hematoma as well as contusions.
00:19
Minor bleeding to the top of the head.
00:21
No midline neck or back pain.
00:22
CMS intact on extremities.
00:24
He used negative for any blood thinners.
00:26
Vital signs are stable by hypertension.
00:28
About 170 over 108, heart rate of 120,
00:32
based rhythm on the monitor, it's totally negative semi.
00:35
Respiratory rate around 20, regular saturating 97% on 2 liters, and tidal volume was good.
00:42
Paramedic said that he's been weak over the last two days, but they think that this has nothing to do with the fall.
00:47
He's 80, 4 GCS 15, but trigger 114.
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Unless you have any questions, we'll see you, go to trauma activation, about 10.
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How do you copy?
00:56
Hi, medical needs to confirm with trauma activating this patient, he's a witness, drift and fall with head strikes.
01:04
No thinners, any LOC?
01:06
Negative, no LOC, but visible trauma at the top of the head.
01:11
And negative finish.
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All right, copy that.
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We'll see you in 10.
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Location mentioned:
Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
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