Elderly man hospitalized after fall in Norfolk, Norfolk VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, at a residence near Kingsley Ln in Norfolk, emergency medical personnel transported a 73-year-old man to the hospital after he fell while exiting his truck. The patient reported back pain and showed signs of respiratory distress with a history of atrial fibrillation.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk VA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Leigh Base, Virginia Beach Ambulance 220P.
00:03
Go ahead, 220P, this is Lee.
00:06
Virginia Beach Ambulance 220P, advanced EMT Rich Rogers Doty with a 73-year-old male chief complaint of back pain after a fall.
00:14
Patient was getting out of his truck and felt dizzy and fell onto grassy soft surface.
00:20
He did fall from standing, denied his head, did not lose consciousness.
00:23
Unknown if he takes blood thinners.
00:25
Currently only complaining of back pain.
00:29
On arrival, he was showing some dyspnea with some wheezing.
00:34
Currently has a respiratory infection going on, unknown how long.
00:38
Does have a cough right now.
00:40
He's in position of comfort, awake, alert, oriented.
00:44
We do have an albuterol and atropine bromide treatment going.
00:49
He has history of AFib as well.
00:52
He has a pulse of eighty-five, pulse ox is ninety-eight percent on the eight liters.
00:57
Nebulized treatment needs a cannula.
00:59
He has respiratory rate of 13 and tidal of twenty-one, and we're currently cycling a blood pressure.
01:09
We did send you twelve lead as well, which showed a sinus rhythm.
01:15
What was the blood pressure?
01:17
We're currently trying to obtain a blood pressure.
01:20
I repeated about 5 min .
01:21
Any further questions or orders?
01:24
No additional further questions.
01:26
We'll see her shortly.
01:27
Thank you.
01:30
Copy that. Receiving balance here shortly.
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Location mentioned:
Kingsley Ln, Norfolk, VA 23505
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