79-year-old woman injured in skilled nursing facility fall, Laureldale PA


Emergency responders are assisting a 79-year-old woman at a skilled nursing facility near Elizabeth Avenue. She fell from a chair and hit her head, sustaining head trauma and abdominal pain. The patient feels she may have had a stroke. Rescuers encountered difficulties moving her due to elevator problems and requested help to carry her down the stairs.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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City Medics 7 will be going out to Mullenburg Township 2125.
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Elizabeth Avenue, Lowerdale, Skilled Nursing, Room near 401A for BLS Trauma[1], 1734.
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16252 is available.
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Ceylon's 5652 available, 1734.
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Tensioned medic 7 covering 5602 at 2125 Elizabeth Avenue.
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Law availed skilled nursing and rehab for BLS trauma, 1735.
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Do ADF?
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Medic 9.
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I can do, Vedic.
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Medic 9 at Reading 1736.
01:05
First fall in 1736, 2125 Elizabeth Avenue in Lardo School, nursing room near 410 a alpha.
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Use it from the door on the first floor.
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A 79-year-old female fell out of the chair, had a human's homer on her head.
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His own blood center is no loss of consciousness.
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Does have pancreatic and the abdominal pain.
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The patient said that she feels like she just had a CVA[2].
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Refusey St.
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Joe's cancer precautions are not indicated.
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Thurks, Medi-5602.
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Medi-5602.
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Fire, emergency speed.
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What's the reasoning?
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We're stuck on the second floor with a litter in the elevator, brook.
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3-2, 7238.
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Medic 5602, version up on the second floor.
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Correct.
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Seven.
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Brachshundity-5-0-40-0-4 is going on a bedding?
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In-0-4? In-rout riding.
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Medi-class 604 and route running 17-30.
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Medi-class 60-2.
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She works.
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Go ahead.
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Just to clear or fire, are you stuck in the elevator with the litter or you just need help getting down the steps? The second floor.
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We're just going to need help getting him down the stairs.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS Trauma: Basic Life Support response for a traumatic injury
[2]
CVA: Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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Location mentioned:
Near Elizabeth Ave, Laureldale, PA 19605
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