Woman injured in vehicle accident requiring helicopter transport
TrafficA woman was involved in a serious car accident that caused a leg injury. Emergency services are on-site and a helicopter is being prepared to transport her to a hospital.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
01:39
Transcript:
Forty-one command central. Go ahead and fly the helicopter. I copy. Go ahead and fly Battalion 2 Central. Did you copy? Affirmative Central. You can actually show me at the LZ[1]. I'll have LZ control in Tech 2. Receive. Battalion 2 on Z will have LZ control on fire attack 2 at 912. You are now an alert 3. You are in launch for Charlotte County. Do you copy? Number 5, copy direct, alert 3. 41 Command, LD Control. Go ahead, LC Control. When you get a moment, can I get the approximate weight of the patient? and just a basic disposition of what's going on. Received. Approximately 100-pound female. We have a heavy intrusion on one side, leg injury. Copy that 100 pounds, leg injury, heavy intrusion. Central 41 command. 41 command. The station's been extricated, wouldn't open the rescue now. This is he's at 919.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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LZ: Landing Zone (for helicopter landing)
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Location mentioned:
Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), 28000 A-1 Airport Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982
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