Elderly man injured in fall at nursing home, Indianapolis IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel responded to a nursing facility near W 86th St in Indianapolis for an 88-year-old man who fell in his room about an hour earlier. He was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital after being treated for low blood pressure and a rapid heart rate. Staff reported he was acting normally for him and had no history of blood thinner use.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey all, I just want to give you a heads up.
00:02
We've probably got towed out from your facility with an eighty-eight year old male.
00:05
He's coming from a nursing facility.
00:08
Called us today because about an hour and a half ago he fell in his room.
00:14
Does not remember falling.
00:15
Is negative for blood thinners.
00:18
Does have a history of dementia.
00:19
Staff and family on scene say that he is acting appropriate for his normal.
00:26
He was a little hypotensive in the 70 over 54 range.
00:31
When I got him hooked up to the monitor, he was tachycardic at the 170 mark.
00:39
He got twelve of adenosine from me that converted him to a sinus rhythm at sixty-six on the monitor.
00:46
Currently, last blood pressure I got was 127 over 64.
00:49
Heart rate began at sixty-six, oxygen saturation at ninety-eight percent on room air.
00:55
Unless you need anything else, we'll see you shortly.
00:58
His current GCS is fourteen.
01:02
That's normal.
01:05
Nothing further.
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Location mentioned:
W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
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