Elderly man treated after two falls at home, Eureka CA
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Medical EmergencyA 75-year-old man at a residence near Dolbeer Street was treated for general illness and weakness after falling twice from bed. He experienced nausea, fever, and neck tenderness but had no serious injuries or loss of consciousness. Emergency responders took precautions for possible trauma and transported him to St. Joseph Hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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I'm looking at all right, determine at 12-06, go-ahy airport.
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Good afternoon, this is Jesse off city two, coming away with the code to level 2, medical slash trauma.
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I'm approximately three or four minutes out with a 75-year-old male.
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Chief complaint today of increasing general illness with a weakness, nausea, unremarkable emmissus, and intermittent fever.
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Since last night, a patient also had two falls from bed, both attempting to get up,
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one at about midnight 30, and then another approximately 30 minutes ago.
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fell from bed onto carpeted floor, no loss of consciousness,
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denied striking head, no obvious injuries, though he does have some tenderness to cervical spine upon palpation.
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He is A&O x4,
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GCS 15, vital signs are within normal limits.
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We do have them in a c-collar at the precaution, and I work in ALS for trauma as well as for nausea vomiting general men.
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I'll stand by for the questions orders.
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present residence I'm out on arrival St Joe's Cleans.
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The city two, uh,
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Code 2[1] update.
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Yes, St. Joseph.
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Additionally, a patient does take Plavix.
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Code 2: Urgent response without lights and sirens (expedite, non-emergency)
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Location mentioned:
Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 95501
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