“Hello, Dr. Morris speaking.”
“Hi Dr. Morris, it’s Hannah, the nurse at Blue lake Long-Term Care.”
“Hi Hannah.”
“I am calling to notify you that Lucy Anderson, had an unwitnessed fall this morning.”
“Oh no, is she okay?”
“She is alert her GCS is 14. She has a lot of pain in her left hip. She cannot move and her leg is internally rotated. She also has a small scratch on her forehead. Her blood pressure is 137/88, her pulse is 113 and regular, O2 saturation is 96% on room air, her temperature is 36.8 degrees Celsius and her respiratory rate is 18.”
“Thanks, Hannah. Notify emergency services to transfer Lucy to the hospital for further treatment. Please maintain c-spine precautions due to possible head injury.”
“Thank you. I will call EMS and notify Lucy’s POA immediately.”
“Thank you. Please keep me posted if anything changes.”
“Thank you, Dr. Morris, will do.”