Elderly woman injured in bathroom fall at hospital, Menomonee Falls WI
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, an 83-year-old woman slipped and fell in her bathroom, causing rib and forearm pain. She did not lose consciousness or hit her head. EMS transported her to Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Waukesha WI Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Froedtert Menomonee Falls from EMSCOM.
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I have Ambo 81 standing by with report.
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Froedtert Menomonee Falls, E.D., we're here.
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Hello, Froedtert Menomonee Falls, Amy with 81 here, coming to your facility.
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ETA, about 10 minutes with case number (number withheld).
00:18
We have an 83-year-old female patient.
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She's complained today.
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It's going to be a fall.
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About an hour ago, the patient went to the bathroom and going back to and slipped a bell in her bathroom.
00:29
She didn't hit her head, didn't lose consciousness,
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and she is taking a blood thinner.
00:34
She has a little bit of...
00:36
Right, rib pain and right forearm pain from the fall, rates at about a 6 out of 10 pain.
00:41
No other complaints from the patient.
00:43
But vitals are 18 respirations, a blood pressure of 149 over 58, a pulse of 65,
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GCS 15,
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blood glucose of 159.
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She is alert-oriented times four.
00:56
No intervention is run by us if the comments questions are concerned.
01:00
Do we think it's mechanical or why did she fall?
01:05
We're thinking that she just flipped on a tile floor.
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She has a tile floor in there and didn't have any shoes on and she's got slippery socks on, so that's what we're assuming.
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Location mentioned:
W180 N8085, Town Hall Rd, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
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