Elderly man re-dislocates hip in nursing home, St Cloud MN
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Medical EmergencyAn elderly man in a nursing home re-dislocated his hip while trying to transfer out of his wheelchair. EMS is transporting him to hospital for treatment. This is the fifth time in two weeks he has had this injury.
Audio|Heard on: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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One-five, six, here.
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He's an eighty-six-year-old male.
00:05
He's coming from nursing home.
00:09
He's in rehab right now for a hip dislocation.
00:15
A patient was trying to transfer out of his wheelchair in the bathroom tonight.
00:18
Dislocated his hip again.
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This is probably the fifth time the patient has dislocated his hip in the last two weeks, according to staff.
00:27
CMS is intact.
00:28
A patient was complaining of initial pain three.
00:30
Out of 10. We did give him twenty-five mics of fentanyl, and we'll just help him move.
00:36
Patients now complain at pain 4 to 10, so we're giving him another 25 mics.
00:39
We are about four minutes out.
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Vitals are stable.
00:43
It's got a full pressure at 146 on 70.
00:47
Heart rate is 89 sinus rhythm.
00:49
Oxygen is 95% on room air.
00:52
Respiratory rate is 24.
00:56
Then again, we're about three minutes out.
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Location mentioned:
6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303
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