Elderly man falls and sustains head injury on blood thinners, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 74-year-old man fell and hit his head while on blood thinners. He showed low blood pressure but no other complaints or bleeding. He was assessed and transported to Sharp Grossmont Hospital.
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02:25
Transcript:
00:03
We have a 74-year-old male with a complaint of a fall.
00:07
Patient hit his head and is on Eliquis.
00:10
The patient was placed in a sea collar but reports of no head, neck, or back pain, and there is no external bleeding on his head or anywhere around his extremities.
00:19
His vital signs are around his baseline, but his blood pressure is running hypotensive at 93 over 55 when he normally runs around the high 90s.
00:28
100 systolicly.
00:30
We're dispatched to be taking him to SCMC, but we would like to know if you think we should reroute to a trauma center.
00:38
Can you get a bolt out of vital?
00:40
Yes, I'll plug them up right now.
00:45
His SPO2 is at 91 percent.
00:48
His pulse is 59 and his temp is 98.2.
00:53
and 16 respirations a minute.
00:57
What is your EPA to FCMC?
01:02
Our ETA is about 32 minutes.
01:05
We're at Victoria Post-acute.
01:08
What is your closest?
01:10
Our closest drama center would either be you guys Hillcrest or Mercy.
01:17
What is your closest hospital?
01:19
Oh, our closest hospital will be Sharp Grossmont.
01:25
Do you feel comfortable transporting into the closest, which would be Grossmont?
01:29
Yeah, we're comfortable transporting to Grossmont.
01:33
And what would be your EPA to their location?
01:36
Sorry, we're pulling up right now.
01:38
We're having a little issue with cellular connection.
01:39
minutes to gross them off from here.
01:43
As you did he have any complaints at this time, or is it just the fall on thinner with the flight hypotension?
01:51
He has no complaints,
01:53
it's just the fall on thinners, and he did say he hit his head, but he does have a history of falls.
02:01
Yeah, I think because of the hypotension, he can go to the close, so I'm not sure he needs a trauma center necessarily, especially because he doesn't have any complaints.
02:07
I will call Grossmont and let me know you guys are on your way.
02:10
Please let me know if there's any changes in the patient's done it and we can reevaluate.
02:13
Other than that, we can clear it at 9-07.
02:17
Copy, thank you so much.
02:18
And you said you were going to be calling Grossmont over the radio?
02:22
Let's occur.
02:24
Copy, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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