Man injured after falling from moped on highway, Stearns County MN
TrafficA man riding a modified moped fell at about 12 miles per hour on Highway 23 near a gas station. He hit something, landed headfirst, and rolled into a ditch. He was alert and walked about a mile to get help. He complained of head and back pain, had a history of seizures but none recently, and vomited once. Medical personnel treated him on scene.
Audio|Source: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I think I was a 16-2 with a 38-year-old male.
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A patient was driving a modified moped-style vehicle.
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He estimates approximately 12 miles an hour down Highway 23.
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He believed he hit something and flew head first over the front of the handlebars, landed on the road before rolling into the ditch.
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Vision is alert-oriented, walked approximately a mile to the gas station.
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to call for help.
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The pressure is 123 over 85, heart rate of 93, 100% on room air.
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A patient is complaining of some head pain and back pain.
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He did get a gram of Tylenol and a lidocaine patch from me.
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Refused an ice pack.
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There's a history of seizures with a shunt,
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but no recent seizure activity.
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No use of blood thinners.
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He did throw up once.
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I did have one episode of nausea after falling and I gave him also four milligrams his old friend,
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oral dissolving tablet for his nausea.
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ETA of about eight minutes.
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MN-23, Minnesota
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