Patient with facial burns airlifted from roadside field, Duncansville PA
Medical EmergencyA patient with facial burns was being carried out from a field near Valley Forge Road and Route 22. The patient was semi-combative and hysterical. Emergency medical services coordinated a helicopter airlift, preparing a landing zone nearby and trying to get medication orders to calm the patient.
Audio|Source: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
04:36
Transcript:
00:00
With facial burns.
00:05
What are saying? One six.
00:13
Well, have Chief 20 come over onto EMS[1] dispatch. I'll talk to him, give an idea where we're going to be. I'm saying...
00:21
Roozy.
00:28
Chief 20, if you switch over to EMS[1] this batch 479, trying to get... talk to you direct.
00:34
Okay.
00:40
224-7-9.
00:48
479, go ahead.
00:51
Okay, we're on us to Valley Forge and Hull 22.
00:57
Okay, go ahead and start up that LZ[2]. We're going to be shortly extricating the patient and coming down to you.
01:03
Copy.
01:10
Good.
01:14
G20, I'm thinking the best place to set that LV is going to be at the field there.
01:18
I think, sir, on the corner of Valley portion 22. What do you think?
01:23
That's confirmed, but that's where we're going to set up on the wheel left.
01:27
When you're coming down the mountain, we'll be on the right-hand side.
01:35
Okay, we're getting her expertise now. We'll be on our way. I'll let you know when we're on our way.
01:41
Copy.
01:42
Chief 20 Blair on EMS[1].
01:45
Chief 20, go ahead.
01:48
Stat Muttivac is on, Regals, calling it.
01:51
Copy. Switching to Regional.
01:58
Rescue 20, Stat Metavac.
02:02
Yeah, Rescue 20 stats show about a two-minute ETA to the LZ[2] is looking for an LV brief.
02:08
Copy. We're going to be right here on Valley Forge Road in Route 22. You'll see the light tower set up.
02:15
Be filled to the left.
02:22
Patrick C. You can tell me a little bit more about the LZ[2] as any wires, trees.
02:27
Are we landing on a roadway?
02:29
Copy. We have no wires overhead. We have one built, small billboard.
02:35
It's a very level field.
02:40
That's what I see.
02:41
Where on regional,
02:43
by the MS,
02:45
copied stat. I believe they said they were about two minutes out.
02:50
Racy.
02:53
You can buy the MS, the stats just preparing to land.
03:05
Receive, I believe they're still trying to execute.
03:13
Stantom, Medevac 11 has positive ground contact, you can show us all final.
03:19
We found.
03:25
C-20, Blair, you can mark, Pat, on the ground.
03:31
Racing, 335.
03:35
7-down, secure 335.
03:44
479, Blake.
03:49
7.9.
03:52
Stat 11's on the ground at the LZ[2].
03:55
Briefing, we'll be there in a couple minutes.
03:57
Advise them that this patient is semi-combative, hysterical. We're trying to get orders for out of hand at this time.
04:05
That's just see.
04:14
What's that?
04:16
Affirmative.
04:18
CM5, power two with me.
04:23
Go ahead, throw them.
04:27
EMS[1] is advising there a couple minutes out.
04:30
Patient is hysterical and combative. They're trying to get orders for Ativan. Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
[2]
LZ: Landing Zone (helicopter)
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Location mentioned:
Near Valley Forge Rd, Duncansville, PA 16635
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