Man falls, suspected broken hip treated at convenience site, Fredericksburg VA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders are treating a 43-year-old man who fell at a convenience site near Lee Hill Park Road. He is suspected to have a broken right hip and is alert. The injured hip is in a binder and he has received pain medication and intravenous fluids.
Audio|Source: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
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Rescue Engine 1.
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A known medical emergency.
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Leeshill Convenience Site.
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Near Lee Hill Park Road.
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Cross streets near Little John Port and Dead End.
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Respond Priority 1.
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On Sproxy 1.
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Washington?
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This is my Washington.
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Go ahead.
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Washington, this is Thomas Tech Cooper on Unit (number withheld).
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This morning I'm bringing you a 43-year-old male who fell last night, suspected he broke his right hip.
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His right hip is in a binder.
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And alert and oriented.
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His stats are, his heart rate 93, oxygen saturation 99 percent, blood pressure one thirty-four over eighty-seven.
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Respirations are 16,
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alert and oriented.
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He has an IV in his left arm.
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IV,
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two doses of fentanyl fifty micrograms administered.
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Three hundred cubic centimeters of normal saline on your location within the next 15 to 20 minutes.
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Just a ground level fall?
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It was a ground level fall.
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That is affirmative.
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He has had issues with his right hip.
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As a youngster, he had surgery on his right hip.
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Some shortening of the right leg and pain in the hip region.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lee Hill Park Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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