Elderly woman injured after fall in Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti MI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a possible medical emergency involving an elderly woman who fell and struck her head near a stone fireplace in Ypsilanti. She sustained a laceration to the back of her head but was awake, alert, and stable during transport to St. Joseph Hospital Ann Arbor.
Audio|Heard on: Washtenaw MI Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:26
Transcript:
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Apparently inbound to your facility, Party 3, a 76-year-old female, had a near-fainting episode.
00:06
(Name withheld) stated she did not go completely unconscious, but did have a fall,
00:11
struck her head on a stone fireplace.
00:13
She has a posterior head laceration.
00:18
The wound was dressed prior to my arrival.
00:21
I have not yet examined it.
00:24
The community paramedic estimates the laceration at approximately 3 to 4 centimeters.
00:31
No neck or back pain at this time.
00:35
She is alert and currently has a heart rate of about 90 to 98 beats per minute.
00:43
Respiratory rate 16, lung sounds clear.
00:46
Oxygen saturation 98% on room air.
00:50
Blood pressure last recorded at 103 over 42.
00:56
Blood glucose 117 and temperature 97.9.
01:01
GCS 15.
01:03
Person is alert and oriented times four, takes 81 milligrams of aspirin daily.
01:10
An IV saline lock has been established in the left arm. ETA to the hospital is approximately 10 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
McAuley Dr, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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