Man injured after falling from ladder at Charlotte hospital, Charlotte NC
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 53-year-old man fell from a ladder and injured his right ankle and knee near Blythe Blvd, Charlotte. His vital signs were stable and he declined pain medication at the hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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I'm like 15 to Atrium CMC, so you kind of get a nurse to the radio for an ED trauma, please.
00:06
Good morning.
00:08
We are about 10 minutes out from your facility, presently around with a 53, (name withheld) male.
00:13
Chief complaint today is going to be a call from getting off of a ladder.
00:17
They were falling from standing.
00:19
They rolled their right ankle.
00:20
We do have swelling and deformity to the area, as well as a laceration,
00:26
just inferior to the knee on that right side.
00:29
Vitals for us have been stable.
00:31
We've got a blood pressure of 138 over 84, highest start rate of 84, patient oxygenation, 97% on room air with the GCS of 15.
00:40
No treatments rendered as the patient is presently declining pain management.
00:44
How do you folks go?
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Location mentioned:
Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
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