Kurunjang | 15 Feb 2012
Paramedics treated a man at Kurunjang this morning after he fell through a shed’s skylight.
Advanced life support and intensive care paramedics were called to the scene just before 9am.
Intensive care paramedic Andrew Lougheed said that the 61-year-old was conscious but confused.
‘We were told that he was dismantling a shed when he fell through a skylight and landed on a concrete floor below,’ Mr Lougheed said.
‘He apparently hit his head but thankfully didn’t lose consciousness.
‘He had a deep cut to his forehead and other bruising and swelling to his face.
‘We also believed that he suffered a dislocated right knee.
‘We reassured him and gave him pain relief through an inhaler to make him more comfortable.
‘A bandage was then used to dress the wound to his forehead and because of the possibility that he’d suffered a spinal injury in the fall we also took precautions to protect his spine.
‘A drip was used to give him more pain relief as well as anti-nausea medication. Often people who have suffered a head injury also feel like they are going to vomit.
‘A splint was used to support his injured right leg. He also had possible pelvic injuries so we also used a splint to support the area.
‘He was given more pain relief and was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious condition,’ Mr Lougheed said.
