Medical helicopter dispatch delayed near Eastland hospital, Eastland TX
Medical EmergencyA medical helicopter transport from Eastland Memorial to Fort Worth faces a 30-minute delay due to a pilot shift change, which could affect patient transfer timing.
Audio|Source: Taylor County Fire and EMS Departments
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Transcript:
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Copy. So this is going to be a treatise for fire request out of Eastland Memorial Hospital in Eastland, Texas, going to John Petersmith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas,
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heading 095 distance 46 nautical miles.
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Patient weight is approximately 190 to 200 pounds with card number (number withheld).
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And be advised, we do have 115 and 5-2 currently in the area of...
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dealing with other patients as well.
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So going to Fort Worth, that's probably going to have to be the night pilot.
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So let me get you another delay on that.
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It might be a little bit longer in 10 or 15 minutes.
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Back just a minute, let me get out of aircraft.
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The night pilot can do it.
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He just said it's just going to take him one.
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We might want to have about a 30 minute delay, just do the switch over.
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Is that going to be a problem?
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In any sense, this is going to be a two aircraft response.
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So we do have another one.
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It looks like six might be showing closer for this one, but I will possibly have another one after this.
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I don't have the confirmed receiving just yet, so stand by in regards to that one.
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But in regards to this one, I will go ahead and roll it to the next one because there is one showing closer.
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Okay. Yep. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
S Daugherty Ave, Eastland, TX 76448
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