Elderly woman falls, suffers head injury in Portland home, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyAn 85-year-old woman fell and struck her head in a Portland home bathroom, prompting concern due to altered mental status.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Engine 69 and the AMR.
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Respond to BLS Falls at near Southwest 162nd Terrace.
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Cross streets are Southwest Milan Lane and Southwest Roshak Road.
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Un-37. Respond to the L.S.
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Fall.
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At near Southwest 162nd Terrace.
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Cross streets are Southwest Milan Lane, Southwest Roshak Road.
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In Gen 669 AMR 137, you're responding on what is now a code 3 fall, near Southwest 162nd Terrace, cross Southwest Milan, Southwest Roshak Road.
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You have an 85-year-old female who is conscious breathing normally.
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Initially, the report's where she was coherent.
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She fell in the bathroom up against the door,
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and no one could get to her.
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When they were able to get to her, it sounds like she may have hit her head.
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It looks like she has a bruise forming.
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They take a concussion because she is now altered.
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No further.
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Location mentioned:
SW 162nd Terrace, Portland, OR 97223
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