Elderly woman with neck fracture transported from assisted living, Foley MN
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Medical EmergencyAn 80-year-old woman from an assisted living facility fell and suffered a neck fracture. She was wearing a cervical collar and is alert with stable vital signs. She also reports left rib pain from a previous fall. Medical staff are transporting her to the hospital for further care.
Audio|Heard on: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
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01:22
Transcript:
00:00
We are currently en route to your facility non-emergent coming from the Gardens of Foley, assisted living with an 80-year-old female.
00:08
She had a fall tonight, kind of complaining of all over pain.
00:14
Patient was brought in and found to have a C1 fracture.
00:19
She is wearing an Aspen collar and was wearing that at the time of the fall.
00:25
She denied personal pain in her neck.
00:28
All extremities neurologically are intact, no numbness or tingling, can move them.
00:36
I think she hit her head on the back.
00:38
She doesn't recall how she fell, but she denied dizziness, denied loss of consciousness, not on any blood thinners.
00:46
She is alert and oriented times four.
00:50
She's slightly hypertensive, 181 over 80 for blood pressure, 96 for a pulse.
00:56
Looks to be normal sinus on the monitor, 91% on room air.
01:03
She's also having some left rib pain.
01:08
She said that has been hurting since her first fall two days ago, still complaining about that.
01:15
I'm giving her an infusion of Offrammav as we speak.
01:18
Better facility in about seven minutes.
01:21
Any questions?
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Pine St, Foley, MN 56329
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