Elderly woman refuses transport after slipping from couch, Los Alamos NM
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Medical EmergencyEmergency medical services responded to an 83-year-old woman who slipped off a couch near Sombrillo Court. She had no injuries or loss of consciousness and chose to refuse hospital transport after consulting with a physician.
Audio|Heard on: Los Alamos Police and Fire
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
I'll see you from Medic 1.
00:06
Medic 1, go ahead.
00:12
May I speak with a doctor on call for a patient refusal?
00:18
Yeah, we're going to call it now.
00:19
Hold you one second.
00:25
This is Dr.
00:26
Gutierrez, go ahead.
00:32
Good morning, Dr.
00:33
This is Firefighter Lucero on Medic 1.
00:35
I'm here with an 83-year-old female patient with complaints of the fall.
00:41
She stated that she was sitting on her couch and mechanically flit off, no injuries, no loss of consciousness, no altered mental status since that.
00:50
She is 80 times 4 with a blood pressure of 143 over 74, setting at 87% on...
01:00
two liters of oxygen on her own oxygen.
01:03
She did say that if she normally sats low,
01:05
we are at near Sombrillo Ct.
01:08
So she does have a nurse watching her heart rate is at 93.
01:14
She does have a history of a stroke,
01:19
but no lung history as to why the sats are low.
01:25
If there's no...
01:27
I was just wondering if what you think about releasing this patient.
01:34
Could you repeat that?
01:35
Does the patient want to be transferred? It sounds like she has no complaints.
01:40
The patient does not want to be transferred, has no complaints.
01:43
She kind of just slid off the couch and just wanted to be kind of put back and the nurse was unable to lift her.
01:51
Yeah, I think that's appropriate for her to refuse.
01:55
Cover that, Doc.
01:56
Thank you. You have a good day.
01:58
You as well.
02:00
Sorry, I can make a man.
02:02
Yeah.
02:03
Everyone can obtain one patient, uh,
02:06
refusal. Incon, 696 will be available in coming to any claims.
02:10
Probably obtained one patient refusal and be available at 640.
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Location mentioned:
Sombrillo Ct, Los Alamos, NM 87544
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