Elderly woman injured in bed rail incident, Clearwater FL
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted an elderly woman whose leg became trapped in her bed rail at a mobile home near Pinellas Street in Clearwater. She sustained bruising but was alert and able to respond. The patient was transported to Morton Plant Hospital for evaluation.
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04:49
Transcript:
00:00
Two six two, we were called to the home.
00:03
Mobile home for an eighty-year-old female.
00:07
She was found by her (name withheld) lying in bed.
00:09
Her leg was caught up in the side rail of the bed.
00:14
She's got significant bruising on the side of her leg, up to the middle of her thigh.
00:20
She is responsive to verbal stimulus, able to answer questions.
00:26
However, her appearance
00:29
Her upper extremities appear to be in a disturbed and prostrating position.
00:36
She's able to follow commands.
00:38
She's able squeeze,
00:39
raise the lower hand.
00:41
Pupils are both midpoint sluggish to react.
00:45
(Name withheld) reports she had a fall about two to three days ago, was seen in the hospital.
00:51
Was seen in hospital and discharged.
00:54
She's sinus rhythm on the monitor about 86 without any activity.
01:01
We're having a difficult time getting an accurate blood pressure as patient is just moving, respiratory rate of about 20 within tidal at 38.
01:12
We've got a four-flat waveform.
01:15
We do have our own supplemental oxygen,
01:18
about 90, currently about 95 SpO2.
01:23
We weren't, we're currently en route to Morton Plant.
01:27
However, we were just consulting if you wanted to prefer a different destination, possibly Bayfront.
01:37
Copy. And the question about Bayfront would be if the patient requires a trauma evaluation.
01:42
Is that your concern?
01:47
Yeah, the only consideration was just what appears to be like it's a Sarah Ripostring.
01:53
However, she is able to take EMS.
01:58
Answered as that means she's not unresponsive.
02:00
Just kind of concerning with her presentation.
02:04
And the (name withheld) was reported starting last seen two days ago.
02:08
Copy. And do you know if the patient has had any other trauma since the fall a couple of days ago for which she was seen in the ER?
02:17
We have no idea.
02:18
The (name withheld) last saw her like two days ago when she got back from the hospital and hasn't been in touch with her since.
02:26
You guys found her on the couch or in a recliner, is that correct?
02:30
She was in bed, in her own urine.
02:35
And there was a like a bed side rail,
02:40
like a stirrup side rail towards the foot of the bed.
02:43
Her leg was wrapped up in that.
02:48
Understood. I think given the presentation, it definitely sounds like a couple of different things could be going on.
02:57
Did the (name withheld) have any preference on where he wanted her transported?
03:03
No, he didn't really seem all that interested in where we were going to be transporting.
03:08
Just we let him know where.
03:11
Probably, I think.
03:12
Without a clear history of another traumatic injury, I don't know that we have enough to necessarily justify going to Bayfront.
03:21
How much further of a transport would it be to Bayfront?
03:25
Probably an additional 10 to 12.
03:29
We're going down U.S. Highway 19 right now.
03:33
I mean, I think without the history of trauma, I think it's okay to take her to Morton Plant, especially since they're comprehensive and would be able to handle if there was a bleed of some sort.
03:43
Haven't been able to obtain a blood pressure yet.
03:46
We have another one running right now.
03:50
If not, we'll bring in his one on the water.
03:54
We'll try it manual.
03:56
But that was our initial decision.
03:59
They are covering that.
04:02
She'll just inspect it briefly, please.
04:05
Just wanted to get your thoughts on.
04:08
If you want to set her up on paper.
04:12
I mean, I think if she had had had a fall or like a clear cut history of repetitive trauma, then definitely like a trauma transport to Bayfront.
04:19
But without that history, this could be a multitude of other things—sepsis medication side effects,
04:26
you know, a non-traumatic bleed.
04:27
So I think proceeding to Morton Plant, the closer facility is probably the best decision here.
04:33
Yeah, I'm crossing the green with you on that.
04:36
You know, we do have some fluids running up.
04:39
My concern is also some rap though.
04:43
Copy. Yeah, I see if you can't get an automatic blood pressure, then go ahead and obtain a manual, and I'll be on channel one because anything further.
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Location mentioned:
Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756
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