Incident Type: MVA
We were toned out the other afternoon for a fall to a nearby residence, literally just down the road from the station. It is the second time this month that we have been at his home, and it's only the 14th of September. The gentleman who lives there is in his early 70's and has a long list of medical problems. We were toned out today because he had fallen, couldn't get up, possibly broken ankle. (The last time we were called out to his residence for a medical assist, he had fallen and severely twisted the other ankle).
We quickly ran through our assessments but as we did, I could see our patient was getting frustrated. I could almost hear his thoughts as I looked at his facial expressions, I pictured him saying "Why are you asking me all these insane questions when it's obvious that I may have broken my ankle?" (That's our job, to ask questions... besides the poking and probing.)
I wasn't too concerned with the badly twisted/possibly broken ankle as much as I wanted to know why or what may have caused him to fall. I finally got it out of him that he had been feeling dizzy just before he took his fall. Just about that time, I noticed while during his assessment that his blood pressure was too low. An IV was started to give our patient some fluids to bring up his blood pressure while his ankle was splinted with a vacu-splint and placed on an ice pack for the pain and swelling while we waited for the ambo to arrive.
We helped load our repeat customer into the ambo for his trip into the city. When secured, I told him that if he wanted to see us so bad, next time just stop by the station, we're just down the road.
He gave us a thumbs up, laughed and said that he appreciated the invite.
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