Woman injured after fall reopens knee surgery wound, Paola KS
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Medical EmergencyEMS transported a 64-year-old woman to hospital after she fell and reopened a wound on her left knee from surgery three weeks ago. Pain medication was administered during transport.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin County/Miami County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Calling MCMC with patient information.
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Hi, this is Chase on Medic 143.
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We're going to be around to your episode with a 64, 64-6-4-year-old female.
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She complained of left knee pain after a fall patient at surgery with Dr.
00:21
Bagby approximately three weeks ago.
00:23
Still recovered from that surgery had her left knee give out to her while she was kind of in the bathroom.
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She did kind of bust the knee open right where the sutures were at.
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There were no sutures present.
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She does have not a two-and-a-half-three-inch lack kind of turning upwards towards the medial side.
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I know.
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is a bit deeper than service level.
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She has been fully alert and oriented, but she has 15 this whole time.
00:49
We're going to give her 100 mics of fentanyl for pay to be at 20-gauge in her left AC.
00:52
Minals are as far as far as in her heart rate of Saturday 19th and sinus sinus on the monitor.
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She's at 97% on room air.
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Blood pressure will 131 over 73.
01:01
We'll have a bloodstressure upon arrival, but if you guys have, no questions to orders, we're going to be there in about five minutes.
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No questions at lawyers.
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You're upon arrival.
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Thank you.
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Paola, KS 66071
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