Visitor Has Medical Emergency on Trail at Acadia National Park, Hancock County ME
Medical EmergencyA visitor had a medical emergency on a trail near Precipice parking lot in Acadia National Park but refused ambulance transport. Medical control advised the patient to go to the hospital. The patient was taken to their vehicle at The Tarn and will self-transport to the hospital.
Audio|Source: Bar Harbor, MDI and Acadia Police, Fire, EMS, Park Rangers
03:58
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to go meet 915.
00:05
You were broke, I didn't copy.
00:12
I'm just going to come up.
00:15
I'm going to go back with me and we're going to go meet the helicopter.
00:18
Copy.
00:20
Back at the LZ[1] or a different spot.
00:24
Negative. They've relocated to Jackson Lab.
00:26
I'm going to just go tie-in with them there.
00:29
Copy. Tying in Jackson Lab.
00:33
Additionally, are you going to bump everybody down to the Schoonerhead or the visa precipice for a debrief?
00:44
We're going to have to do a little bit of vehicle shuffling, so I believe Schoonerhead might be the best bet.
00:53
I copy. We could rally everybody at Schoonerhead as they get back out of the woods and do accountability there.
01:03
Here, tap four.
01:13
I see I see I see
01:24
Takeoffs, I see, go ahead
01:31
In this first, T.
01:32
216
01:39
Check out.
01:41
I see.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:46
You can show the patient down to the precipice parking lot.
01:51
I copy the patient at precipice parking lot.
01:56
And just confirm patient is still refusing medical transport.
02:03
Advisement is for that patient to go to the hospital per medical control.
02:12
Dispatch 216.
02:18
I-C, check off.
02:23
I see you go.
02:29
Patient signed off AMA.
02:32
He's going to self-transport once we get him to his car at the Tarn.
02:38
I copy. Patient AMA will self-transport is parked at the Tarn.
02:43
Do you have somebody to take that individual, or do we need to arrange that?
02:52
We're sorting that out right now.
02:55
Copy.
03:02
Dispatch,
03:04
216.
03:09
May C, C,
03:12
check-off.
03:18
I see.
03:24
We have transportation for the visitor from here to his vehicle.
03:30
Copy. No need for transportation.
03:33
You have it on site.
03:36
No more.
03:40
Dispatch, press this,
03:43
I see.
03:48
Dispatch. Dispatch.
03:50
I'm sure you've copied, but patient is back at the trailhead of precipice will be transported to their vehicle and will self-transport to the hospital break.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LZ: Landing Zone for helicopter
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Location mentioned:
Acadia National Park, Maine
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