Apparent fall causes head injury near Gresham Dr, Norfolk VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted an elderly woman who appeared to have suffered a head injury after a fall near Gresham Dr in Norfolk. She was reportedly experiencing decreased responsiveness and significant bleeding. She was stabilized on scene and transported to Norfolk General Hospital as a potential trauma case.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk VA Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
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This is Norfolk Medic Two Paramedic Foreman coming to you right now with an eighty-year-old female possible trauma alert.
00:05
Eighty-year-old female was walking up the stairs outside of her home when a (name withheld) heard her slip and hit the ground.
00:11
We found her outside laying on the concrete,
00:15
she appeared to have hit her head, with about one to two hundred cc's of blood coming from the wound.
00:21
Unable to see the injury due to hair in the area.
00:24
She's normally alert and oriented times four.
00:26
She's currently GCS of about nine right now.
00:29
She can open her eyes and follow basic commands like squeeze my hands, and she makes incomprehensible sounds.
00:35
But she's unable to effectively communicate.
00:38
She is able to manage her airway on her own.
00:41
Bleeding has mostly slowed and stopped.
00:43
Unknown medical history.
00:45
(Name withheld) said she takes aspirin.
00:46
Unknown blood thinners and unknown loss of consciousness.
00:49
I have vitals as follows for you.
00:51
Pressure 170 over 86, pulse 76, sinus rhythm.
00:55
O2 is 94% on room air, lung sounds clear and equal bilaterally.
00:59
Respirations 24, 22, and sugar of 133.
01:03
20 gauge in the left AC for you.
01:06
Currently in a C-collar and on the backboard.
01:09
We are about three to four minutes out from your back door.
01:11
Any questions for us?
01:13
No medicals here in the trauma bay.
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Location mentioned:
Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507
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