Elderly man falls from bed and injures head, Fortuna CA
Medical EmergencyAn 87-year-old man fell out of bed and injured his head, causing a cut above his right eye. He is conscious and on blood thinners. Emergency services are transporting him as a trauma case near River Bar Road in Fortuna.
Audio|Source: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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I'm a Work O2, Level 2.
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AOS trauma with an 87-year-old male.
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It's going to be a trauma alert.
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He fell out of bed and hit his head.
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He was in the dark, so he's not sure what he hit his head on.
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There's a few items of furniture around that could have been.
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But it's a little contusion with some, like a laceration above his right eye.
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He has some pain there.
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He denies any loss of consciousness.
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However, he is on blood thinners.
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He doesn't know. which one,
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like he was in AFIB in the 70s to 90s,
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blood pressure is 132 over 76, blood sugar was 81, he is ANO4, GCF 15,
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we're going to a ALS for trauma, going to be there in about four minutes.
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Location mentioned:
River Bar Rd, Fortuna, CA 95540
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