68-year-old man falls and has knee and wrist pain, Ranson WV
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Medical EmergencyA 68-year-old man at a Travelodge in Ranson fell from his bed and is experiencing pain in his right knee, shoulder, and wrists. He has a history of right knee surgeries and a possible infection in his knee for which he had taken antibiotics but ran out. Emergency medics are transporting him to a medical facility.
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E.E.R., go ahead.
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Good afternoon, ma'am.
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This is a medic 114 from Jefferson County.
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We're going to route to your facility with a 68-year-old male.
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Chief complaint he's having pain in his right knee,
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also pain in his shoulders and both of his wrist.
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We picked him up from the Travelodge in Ranson.
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He has fell off of his bed onto the ground.
00:29
The patient has vital signs were 135 over 88, pulse rate was 90,
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due stats 98, temperature was 98, and sugar level was 114.
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Past method of history, no known allergies.
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He's on multiple medications.
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He's allergic to penicillin.
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I don't have anything else further else.
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Also, his history has a hypertension.
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Like I said, he was sitting on a travel lodge on his bed.
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I fell off his bed to his knee.
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He's also had multiple surgeries in his right knee that he's having pained from.
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And also he said he had a possible infection.
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He's taken antibiotics for the infection in his right knee, which he's supposed to begin to get surgery for, and it ran out.
01:32
Do you have anything further for me?
01:36
Do you have last name last four?
01:46
All right, the last four is four, five, five,
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five.
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His last name is (name withheld).
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First name, (name withheld).
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Room 7 upon arrival.
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