Man falls from ladder at work, sustains head injury, Pylesville MD
Medical EmergencyA 76-year-old man fell about 3 feet from a step ladder at work and hit his head. He briefly lost consciousness and has significant swelling on the right side of his head. Coworkers found him confused on the ground. He is alert now and has stable vital signs with no other injuries reported. Emergency services transported him with trauma priority.
Audio|Source: Harford County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Medical Box 616-1, Medixt2, Fall, and near Pylesville Rd rolls. Between Old Pylesville Road and Grand Nursery Road, talk group EMS 1027.
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Baby is online. Do you need a physician for contact?
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Robert County, you need to be online for babies.
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Baby, copy. Do you need a physician for consult?
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Megas, information only for a 76-year ventilation priority to trauma category delphal of the head story. How do you, Sophie?
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Baby copy. Baby copy.
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At 62, in Route 1028, hot response for a 90-year-old female fall with head injury and bleeding.
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224 is level 2 and 388 level 1.
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York County ambulance 9511 arrived at hospital.
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Your County ambulance 9511 arrived at 224, 1029.
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Again, this is Parker County, like 83, in route with a 76-year-old male patient in Part 2, Trauma County Delta[1].
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Patient was at work when you had a fall from a step ladder, approximately 3 foot off the ground.
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Patient did have a positive head strike with a positive LOC.
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Patient does not remember the fall.
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He was found on the ground by co-workers, appearing confused.
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He's alert in orange time.
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I'm not remembering the event with a GCS14, just plug as your response to questions.
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Otherwise,
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his vitals are stable.
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I have a blood pressure of 146 over 68.
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Pulse is 74, respirations at 16.
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Oxygen set 99.
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D.6 was 168. He is a diabetic.
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Patient does not recall feeling dizzy or having a warning.
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He says that he does not remember feeling sick or anything prior to the fall.
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After the fall, he was feeling dizzy.
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He has an approximate 3-inch-by-5-inch circle of edema to the right side of his head. It is pretty significant swelling.
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No pupillary changes, no vision changes,
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no other... other neurodeficits. He has not complained of any neck pain or any other C-spine injury. There's no deformity to the C- spine.
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Unless you have any further questions,
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we'll see you in about 10 minutes. Also, a patient does not take any blood in a nurse.
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Delta: High-priority medical response (EMD determinant level)
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Location mentioned:
Near Pylesville Rd, Pylesville, MD 21132
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