First call was for "unsteady gait." The page said x1 week. I spoke with the RN and she said that the patient would get weak and slump to the right side, become minimally responsive for about a minute, and then come around. This has been going on for a week. She had also fallen several times in the past week and had received no treatment. They did take an x-ray towards the end of the week which came back positive for fracture. They got results on Saturday. Her foot wasn't wrapped or anything-no treatment once again. Supposedly her last episode of weakness was on Saturday also.
The woman was 48 years old. She was very hard to understand. She didn't complain of any pain, but her ankle was swollen and black/blue. There was redness running up her leg that almost looked like the start of cellulitis.
During transport she would slump to the left (not the right like the nursing home said-maybe they're dyslexic). She was literally hanging halfway off the cot. I was constantly moving her back onto the cot.
I told the RN at the hospital about my concerns and she agreed. Possible neglect. We got ball rolling and hopefully the hospital will admit her so she gets some good TLC.
We did a BLS return...a psych...
Our last call was an 18 y/o girl that was a psych patient. We were taking her to a south side psych hospital. She looked like she was 9 years old. She said she does this on purpose. She's been to over 8 different hospitals so far this year.
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