Elderly woman falls at home with head and shoulder injuries, Woodford VA
Medical EmergencyParamedics responded to a 95-year-old woman who fell at home and hit her head. She has a bump on her forehead and injured her right shoulder. She is alert with no loss of consciousness. Vital signs include irregular heart rhythm and elevated blood pressure. She is being taken to the hospital for further care.
Audio|Source: Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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On board, I have a 95-year-old female ground level fall at home on the wood floor.
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She did strike her head on the floor.
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She does have a bump on the right side of her head, right side of her forehead.
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She used her right elbow to come down.
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She does have a good set of the form of knee to the right shoulder.
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PMS is good in both extremities.
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No loss of consciousness.
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No other injuries noted.
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We do have the shoulders slinged up right now.
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GCS 15-a-times 4.
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Pulse of 79, A-Fib on the monitor.
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She has had runs of tachycardia in the 130s, but since she's received a 500-ml normal saline bolus, she's come down and stayed at 75 to 80.
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Resp. Batting at 95% on 2 liters of oxygen, she is not normally on 02.
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Last blood pressure I had was 164 over 70.
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She does take Gallowitz on a daily basis, blood sugar of 163.
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Location mentioned:
Near Patriot Hwy, Woodford, VA 22580
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