Medical responders treat elderly for abdominal pain and head injury, Aberdeen MD
Medical EmergencyMedical responders were dispatched to near South Philadelphia Boulevard for an 82-year-old female experiencing left side abdominal pain. Additionally, a 100-year-old male was reported as an unbelted passenger who struck his head on the dashboard during sudden braking. The male patient showed dizziness and slight altered awareness, and was transported to Bayview hospital for evaluation due to use of blood-thinning medication and symptoms. Both patients received medical attention at the scene and during transport.
Audio|Source: Harford County Public Safety
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Medical Box 21-1, ambulance 24 abdominal pain.
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Near South Philadelphia Boulevard, Plano, Philadelphia, Road, the west end, and off the road.
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All could be on that (number withheld).
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Okay, we on the position, Alan, go ahead.
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Okay, on board today. I have a 100-year-old male.
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He has a chief complaint of a head strike in a vehicle.
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He was unbelted. His wife was coming to a stop, and she hit the brakes abruptly. He hit his head on the dashboard.
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She is on a low dose of flavix. He has no signs of trauma to his head or face.
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He has no complaints of pain. His only complaint is a small amount of busyness.
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He is not fully alert and oriented, but he is a year into dementia, and there is no baseline determined from his wife. She is also... unable to be alert-oriented.
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Upper-tested people would have like a trauma consult. We are curious if you would accept this patient or if you think are local.
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Okay, here's set of vitals.
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It was apparently 74 heart rate 96 on room air, 140 over 87 blood pressure. He has 119 sugar.
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304 is clear.
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34 clear, 1756.
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Okay,
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this is Dr.
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Pantel at Bayview. Given that the patient takes Plavix and is complaining of dizziness after head strike is an unfelted occupant, he should be transported to Babia. What is your ETA to Bayview?
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About 25 minutes.
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Can I get your minute number and priority in a trauma category? It's going to be Hartford County ambulance 21A, priority three, trauma D.
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All right, let's see for arrival. Please be counsel on this very baby's clear.
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21A is clear.
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I think 24 is around.
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24 in round, 1757 cold response, 82-year-old female, pain in the left side.
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224 is level 3, 3D, level 2.
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Near S Philadelphia Blvd, Aberdeen, MD 21001
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