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AverageOldGuy

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9. Looks accidental and not bad . . .

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 10:30 PM

Jul 31

. . . however . . . as an EMT who has run rescue for 12 years in a county where 38% of the population is over 65 and 1/3 of our calls were for falls.

When dealing with a fall, our first action is to check the patient for broken bones, sprains, cuts or other injuries from the fall.

Next, we ask "Why did you fall?" If you tripped over the cat -- or as in her case -- if you leaned against something that collapsed, well, you are okay. HOWEVER if you don't remember falling, or if you felt dizzy or blacked out and waked up on the floor, that could be a problem and you will go to the ER for an MRI to see if what happened to you was precursor to a stroke.

Looks to me that the fall was pure accident -- she had been on her feet, she leaned against a desk and the desk collapsed. Doesn't look as though she broke anything.

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