Helicopter transports 86-year-old patient with emergency, Charlottesville VA
Medical EmergencyA helicopter is transporting an elderly woman who has a serious medical condition to a hospital for treatment. The medical team is getting ready for her arrival and may take her directly to surgery.
Audio|Source: UVA Helicopter Dispatch
03:0
Transcript:
METCOM, helicopter air care, five. Yes, sir, we're approximately 15 minutes out from your heliped, not exact ETE due to where you are IFR coming across the mountain. Inter facility from Rockingham Memorial to your emergency department. If you need me to give an update to the ER, I'd be happy to do so. Okay, got five direct on that. Stand by this frequency for a third year. We're currently a believer about 12 to 13 minutes up in your other bay. Having board of inter-facility transfer from Rockingham. 86-year-old female diagnosed with a GI duodenal perforation. She's alerted an oriented GCS is 15, carnivial heart rate 98, sinus rhythm on the monitor. Blood pressure 101 over 60. Respirations. a little bit of anger. AirCare 5 from UVA MEGOM, East Telepad for your arrival, East Telepad. No reported inbound traffic at this time, clear to land at your policy discretion. We do have a crew standing by taking you down there. Copy that. Metcom, I'm assuming, I was given the ER for a destination, but the descending doc I did leave out, also said that she talked to the surgeon and they was discussing taking us straight to the OR, but I'm assuming. Sure, you can figure that out. Yeah, sir, for the time being, the last notice I see, have you going to the emergency department, but I will make a phone call.
METCOM, helicopter air care, five. Yes, sir, we're approximately 15 minutes out from your heliped, not exact ETE due to where you are IFR coming across the mountain. Inter facility from Rockingham Memorial to your emergency department. If you need me to give an update to the ER, I'd be happy to do so. Okay, got five direct on that. Stand by this frequency for a third year. We're currently a believer about 12 to 13 minutes up in your other bay. Having board of inter-facility transfer from Rockingham. 86-year-old female diagnosed with a GI duodenal perforation. She's alerted an oriented GCS is 15, carnivial heart rate 98, sinus rhythm on the monitor. Blood pressure 101 over 60. Respirations. a little bit of anger. AirCare 5 from UVA MEGOM, East Telepad for your arrival, East Telepad. No reported inbound traffic at this time, clear to land at your policy discretion. We do have a crew standing by taking you down there. Copy that. Metcom, I'm assuming, I was given the ER for a destination, but the descending doc I did leave out, also said that she talked to the surgeon and they was discussing taking us straight to the OR, but I'm assuming. Sure, you can figure that out. Yeah, sir, for the time being, the last notice I see, have you going to the emergency department, but I will make a phone call.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ray C. Hunt Dr Suite 2100, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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