EMT Basic · Chapter 36 · Sequence
Geriatric Emergencies
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Ground-level fall on a blood thinner
Order EMT priorities for an older adult who fell and takes anticoagulants.
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- 1Treat as high-risk: assume occult bleeding until proven otherwise
- 2Perform a careful head-to-toe with special attention to head/spine
- 3Take a meticulous history of mechanism, meds, and prior falls
- 4Transport — low threshold for trauma-center evaluation
- 5Spinal motion restriction per protocol if any red flags