Chemical burn and puncture injury at Indianapolis plant, Indianapolis IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 51-year-old male worker suffered chemical burns and glass puncture wounds to his hands and lower abdomen at a plant near West 86th Street in Indianapolis. He was transported to St. Vincent's 86th Street emergency room. The chemical involved was tetrahydrofuran. Bleeding was controlled and vital signs were stable during treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Hospital Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
Eighty-sixth Street, medic sixty-one had a priority for a trauma alert.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:07
We're going to be leaving our scene here shortly.
00:10
I've got a sixty-one, fifty-one year old male.
00:13
He was working with a chemical at a plant.
00:18
He's had an extensive hand injury.
00:21
He's got puncture wounds to his hands and his lower abdomen.
00:27
No LOC, no midline neck or back pain.
00:31
He's GCS 15 currently, no blood thinners.
00:34
I've got him on 15 liters of oxygen right now.
00:37
Lung sounds were clear.
00:38
He's got singeing to his hair on his head.
00:43
Bleeding is controlled at this time.
00:44
Last set of vitals 147 over 89.
00:47
Heart rate signs are working on the monitor 76.
00:49
He's sitting at 100% on the oxygen.
00:51
We've got an incital of 31.
00:54
Got a line established for you.
00:55
Unless you need anything else, I've seen probably about 1520.
00:59
Puncture into the abdomen from the explosion.
01:03
Yes, all of the wounds from him are glass punctures from the container that he was working with.
01:10
Chemical name is tetrahydrofuran.
01:14
Okay,
01:16
we will get you there.
01:20
Fifty-one, sorry, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
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