Man injured after horse fall near Cortez, Durango CO
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Medical EmergencyA man in his sixties fell from a horse near Cortez, sustaining head, spine, and shoulder injuries. He is on blood thinners and experienced pain and numbness. He was transported by Lifeguard 5 to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:54
Transcript:
00:00
You just kind of had a bad fall and then got kicked in the face.
00:03
Can you check him out?
00:05
Ouch,
00:06
yes I can.
00:12
I'll walk with him.
00:19
Thank you. To Southwest Memorial ED.
00:25
Southwest Memorial ED, this is Lifeguard 5.
00:28
We're coming from a scene call just to the west of Cortez with a 60-something year old male that was thrown off a horse.
00:43
Patient did not lose consciousness is on a blood thinner.
00:48
Spine is painful but no step-offs with less shoulder pain.
00:51
We're going to bypass y'all and go to mercy if we want to make sure y'all are okay with that.
00:57
That's fine.
01:00
No objections.
01:01
No objections, thank.
01:03
All right, life fair five, good copy.
01:11
And comms here Lifeguard 5, can we get a patch in a mercy ED?
01:17
That's permanent standby for second patch.
01:21
Lifeguard 5, roger.
01:23
I'm at Red 30.
01:28
30.
01:30
I'll be clear about the blue.
01:35
1135.
01:40
First ED, this is Lifeguard 5 en route to you.
01:44
From a, with a 60-something year old male,
01:49
after a fall off of a horse, patient did not lose consciousness,
01:54
but did strike head, is positive for blood thinners.
01:57
It has left shoulder pain,
01:59
left arm numbness, and spine has no step-offs, but it's painful throughout the back.
02:08
Patient is A&O times 4, 10 out of 10 pain.
02:12
We've given ketamine.
02:15
The current vital signs are 68.
02:19
Lestat's 100 on a non-re breather after his pain medicine.
02:25
Blood pressure running right now, respiration is 12.
02:31
This is Dalek was 130.
02:35
We'll be with you in about 10 minutes or a 10,
02:39
with a cold offload.
02:48
Copy that. It's going to be Room 11 upon arrival.
02:51
This concludes the patch at 1136.
02:52
Thank you.
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Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
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