79-year-old man with possible spine fracture after fall, Marquette MI
Medical EmergencyA 79-year-old man who fell last week may have fractured his thoracic spine and is experiencing ongoing pain. He has difficulty moving around and ran out of pain medication. He is being transported for urgent medical evaluation and MRI imaging near Garfield Ave in Marquette.
Audio|Source: Marquette County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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We're on scene, Sidney, 79-year-old male, he's a wake alert and answers questions appropriately.
00:07
Patient had a fall last week.
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Sounds like he's got a fracture somewhere in the thoracic spine family said.
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I'm hoping to get him in from MRI next week.
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Sounds like he had a couple pain meds to get him through the first few days after the fall.
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And the family said he ran out.
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He's been in pain since starting to have a little trouble getting around just to his pain levels.
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Like I said, they said they ran out of the pain medication.
00:46
However, wife says that she gave him a norco, or excuse me, half of a Norco 7.5 this morning.
00:54
Patient currently rates his pain, 6 out of a 10.
00:59
He's moving all his extremities fine.
01:05
Vitals are all normal.
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Families requesting transport down to your facility to hopefully get that MRI done sooner.
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If you are good with that, we'll be leaving the scene here in a minute and we'll see you in 15.
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Location mentioned:
Near Garfield Ave, Marquette, MI 49855
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