Weekly First-aid Topic: Rapid response for treating the elderly fallen and injured halfway up the mountain
From:Beijing Municipal Health Commission
Date:01/13/2023

Recently, the ambulance crew of the Western Emergency Center Station of the Beijing Emergency Center received a task. An 80-year-old man fell and injured himself at the north gate of Fragrant Hills Park. The team rushed to the north gate, but they did not find the old man who had fallen and injured. There are only the family members waiting anxiously. According to the family's description, the old man has been climbing the mountain for fitness all year round. He was climbing the mountain by himself today, but he accidentally fell and injured. There was no mobile phone signal on the mountain. He was discovered by other tourists on the road. They contacted the staff of the spot, reached to the families and called the emergency number. The crew immediately contacted the staff of the spot and, with their help and guidance, quickly coiled from the fire escape to the highest peak of the mountain, the Xianglu Peak. The continuous "S" curves along the way made the entire crew a little motion sick, but everyone endured the discomfort and quickly got off the ambulance to look for the patient. The staff described that the old man was at the dangerous location halfway up the mountain, and they had to continue to descend the mountain. The mountain road was steep, and it is difficult for the crew to walk carrying dozens of pounds of medical equipment and shovel stretchers. They finally found the injured old man. After examination, it was found that the old man had a broken scalp due to a fall. A piece of skin about four centimeters was lacerated, and the blood stains had dried up. Simple disinfection and bandaging for the wound could be adopted. However, the patient felt severe pain in the left leg and could not move at all. According to the doctor's diagnosis, the patient is most likely to have a fracture of the femoral neck of the left leg. The doctor and nurse immediately fixed the patient's left leg with aluminum splint, transport him to the ambulance and quickly sent him to the hospital for treatment.

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