72-year-old woman injured shoulder and back after van incident, Waterloo IA


A 72-year-old woman injured her shoulder and back while pulling herself into a van near S Hill Dr. She has a medical history including a double mastectomy and COPD. She has been taking pain medication without relief. Emergency responders are on scene providing care.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Conscious and alert.
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Again, near S Hill Dr.
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104.
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(name withheld). Does she have a license? She was surprised to hear that she possibly has a valid driver's license.
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She's valid through Tennessee and Minnesota.
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Over Allen.
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This is Medicare 33.
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We're en route to you guys with a conscious alert and oriented 72-year-old female from Pillar of the Cedar Valley.
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Approximately three days ago,
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the patient was trying to pull herself into a van and believed she pulled or tore muscles in her shoulder and lower back.
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She did have a double mastectomy approximately six weeks ago.
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She's been taking hydrocodone to try and do the pain but has not been working.
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Current set of vitals are blood pressure, 138 over 86, pulse of 88, respers of 16, SpO2 of 90. A patient does have a history of COPD.
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We're coming to you with traffic and we'll be there approximately five minutes. Do you request anything further?
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Do you have a blood sugar on that patient?
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I'll grab one in round quick.
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10-4[1], thank you. Move on arrival.
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10-4[1], thank you.
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332 double-checking numbers
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Near S Hill Dr. repeating near S Hill Dr.
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On scene
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
Near S Hill Dr, Waterloo, IA 50701
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