Medical emergency for elderly woman with leg bleeding, Coon Rapids MN
Medical EmergencyA 96-year-old woman at a group home near Swallow Street in Coon Rapids had a leg cut that started bleeding due to her blood thinner medication. The bleeding was initially uncontrolled but later controlled with a pressure bandage. She is awake and stable.
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Coon Rapids Rescue 3, med, abdominal pain, group home, near Swallow Street, Coon Rapids.
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Coon Rapids Rescue 3, med,
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abdominal pain, group home, near Swallow Street, Coon Rapids, Time 21409, 208.
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The 96-year-old female sustained a transverse laceration to her left leg earlier in the day.
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She is on a Plavix blood thinner.
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Suddenly it began to bleed.
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The laceration is about two inches across.
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Oozing on her leg was uncontrolled at the moment.
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Currently we have re-bandaged.
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Reapply the pressure bandage, currently it is under control.
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Left leg is also a little purple-blue.
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Good circulation.
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KMS is positive.
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Patient is awake and alert.
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Finally, she is stable, 167 blood sugar.
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We should be having to see you on the next.
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Near Swallow St NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
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