Elderly man falls and suffers head injury outside, Portland OR


A 75-year-old man fell outside near Southwest West Haven Drive. He was conscious but became confused and complained of head pain after the fall. He has a condition affecting mobility and was not confused before falling. The fall happened at ground level about 30 minutes ago.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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student 60 AMR 131, you're responding on a code 3-fall.
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near Southwest West Haven Drive, across Southwest Mozart and Harris, Southwest Shepon Lane.
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You have a 75-year-old male's conscious is altered, reading as normal.
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Patient got up and walked outside and then fell.
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now is not talking well and confused.
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It was not confused prior to the fall.
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It does have a condition that causes mobility issues.
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It was a ground level fall.
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It's groaning of pain. Says his head hurts. Can move his fingers. They don't know about the toes.
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Fell about 30 ago on the dirt.
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