The Basic Fall Victim that Tested Our Skills

Photo provided by David R. Harris, PA PM, NR PM, AA, BA, Fire Officer IV, Instructor III  A basic fall victim tested the skills of two paramedics with the Penndel Middletown Emergency Squad in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Incident  Bucks County 911 Communications Center (BCC) dispatched the Penndel Middletown Emergency Squad (PMES), Medic 168 for a reported basic fall victim in the area of a local strip mall. Our medic unit responded and was staffed this day with two paramedics. We received further information via our mobile data terminal (MDT) enroute that the patient was reported to be in a vehicle in the parking lot with bystanders nearby. On arrival, we found several police andbystander vehicles on location. Police advised the crew that there was a confused female bleeding from the lip, and a bystander, an EMT, was with the patient. The officer further stated that the patient had no identification on her, but they were able to find a card with her name on it and found out that the patient lives about 2.5 miles from the current location. No other information was found on the patient, or in her purse. We requested information from the bystanders and from the on-scene EMT, who stated they saw the patient trip over the curb and hit her face. She was first found sitting in the grass with minor bleeding from her lip. The patient, a 72-year-old female, appeared to be very well cared for and was appropriately dressed for the chilly day. She was conscious and alert b...
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