Medical emergency at skilled nursing facility in La Mesa, La Mesa CA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a medical emergency occurred at a skilled nursing facility in La Mesa involving a 72-year-old female who apparently fell and suffered head and rib pain. She was found lying on the floor and is on blood thinners. Vital signs were stable at the scene. She is being transported to Grossmont Hospital for further evaluation.
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02:15
Transcript:
00:00
Again, this is BLS unit 27, run number (number withheld).
00:06
We're coming to you from a skilled nursing facility with a 72-year-old female with a chief complaint of head pain and right rib pain.
00:15
Patient had an unwitnessed fall around 6 p.m.
00:17
today.
00:18
Staff found her lying on the floor.
00:22
Vital signs on scene are stable.
00:24
Blood pressure 154 over 80, heart rate 90,
00:29
respiratory rate 16,
00:31
SpO2 97,
00:33
blood sugar 148, and a temp of 97.8.
00:37
Patient's skins are warm, pink, and dry.
00:39
We have an ETA about 20 minutes if there anything else I can get for you?
00:44
Hey, do we have any story on the fall? Like was it from the bed onto the floor?
00:51
The best the nurse could tell us is that, and the patient, that she fell against a chair, and then was lying on the ground.
00:59
And staff found her lying on the ground. Have you reported loss of consciousness or blood thinners?
01:08
Patient did not lose consciousness,
01:11
and patient is on blood thinners at least 2.5 mg two times a day.
01:17
Is the patient alert and oriented? Does time score to their baseline?
01:22
Yes.
01:25
Any outward signs of trauma noted?
01:28
No, we checked her ribs and her head, and there's no signs of trauma.
01:34
Any neck or back pain or just the head pain?
01:39
She says she has slight head pain and her ribs feel like they're burning.
01:45
But again, we did check them and there is no signs of trauma.
01:49
Any neck or back pain?
01:53
No, patient states none.
01:56
Any treatment from you guys? Is she in a C color?
02:00
We do have her in a C collar, yes.
02:04
Okay, I'm sorry, just confirming you're coming here to Grossmont.
02:09
About 20 minutes.
02:13
Everybody, can I copy that? Let me know if anything changes.
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Location mentioned:
Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
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