Woman with eyebrow cut after fall, Waterloo IA


EMS report of a 38-year-old woman who fell earlier. She has a 2–3 cm cut above her right eyebrow with swelling; bleeding has stopped. She had a high blood sugar reading earlier (around 400) that was 100 at reassessment. Vitals are stable and an IV is in place; EMS is transporting her.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
See your abs to 85. This is (name withheld). This is Medic 333, your match facility with the conscious alert and oriented 38-3-year-old female. We're called it to the clinic across the street from you for a fall. Upon arrival, staff stated the patient fell earlier today around noon. Burk of glasses has a... 2 to 3 centimeter laceration to her right eyebrow. Bleeding has stopped. There's some swelling with it. They were concerned about her vitals and her blood sugar. She was apparently at 400 thumb just about 2 hours ago and is now at 100. For her blood sugar, she is not insulin dependent, but she is diabetic. Current set of vitals, we have heart rate 80. Blood pressure 120 over 89. Pressures are 16, non-labored. 94% on room air. We do have IV access. What's your current is 100100.00. We'll be there in about a minute. Do anything further in route? Nothing further in my arrival. 10 4.6 now. 1416.
See your abs to 85. This is (name withheld). This is Medic 333, your match facility with the conscious alert and oriented 38-3-year-old female. We're called it to the clinic across the street from you for a fall. Upon arrival, staff stated the patient fell earlier today around noon. Burk of glasses has a... 2 to 3 centimeter laceration to her right eyebrow. Bleeding has stopped. There's some swelling with it. They were concerned about her vitals and her blood sugar. She was apparently at 400 thumb just about 2 hours ago and is now at 100. For her blood sugar, she is not insulin dependent, but she is diabetic. Current set of vitals, we have heart rate 80. Blood pressure 120 over 89. Pressures are 16, non-labored. 94% on room air. We do have IV access. What's your current is 100100.00. We'll be there in about a minute. Do anything further in route? Nothing further in my arrival. 10 4.6 now. 1416.
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