Elderly woman injured hip in ground-level fall, Eureka CA
Medical EmergencyAn 84-year-old woman fell at ground level and hurt her left hip. She did not hit her head or have back pain. She vomited a few times before help arrived and is being treated and prepared for hospital transport.
Audio|Source: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Co2 level 2 ALS for trauma.
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For an 84-year-old female, chief complaint of left hip pain, secondary to a ground level mechanical fall,
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she denied any blood thinners, did not hit her head, as far as I can tell, no head, neck, or back pain.
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It does look to beat a little bit of shortening on the left leg, but she's not able to scrape it without any pain, so it's kind of hard to tell.
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Maintaining appropriately for her, she has that baseline, A&O3, and she's just four.
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shows she is meditating appropriately,
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and then like 150 over 100, Sinus Brady.
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And do have an IV in place and she did get four milligrams of zoephrain for nausea. She did throw up a couple times prior to our arrival.
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We're going to be there in about four minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Near Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 95501
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