Trauma patient airlifted near Winn-Dixie in Punta Gorda, Punta Gorda FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/29/2025 07:37 PM

Near Bermont Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

A trauma emergency occurred near Winn-Dixie in Punta Gorda, Florida. Fire and EMS units coordinated to set up a helicopter landing zone for medical evacuation of the patient requiring urgent airlift assistance.

Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire

02:18

Transcript:

00:00

This is going to be a trauma alert. Go ahead and fly the helicopter.

00:02

We'll use Winn-Dixie as our LZ[1].

00:07

Drive me fly the helicopter. When Dixie is LZ[1] 2237.

00:12

The Diant case on Troy, you copy?

00:18

That's permissible.

00:21

2237.

00:24

Central Engine 12, let's go ahead and move all traffic over Attack 2, please.

00:30

Copy move all traffic, TAC 2.2837.

00:34

Central Battalion 2. Can you dispatch truck 12 to Winn-Dixie to assist with the setting up the LZ[1]?

00:52

Troopso copy and not to the LZ[1].

00:57

Taday 30.

01:03

Central Patine 2.I.C. It says error mid-five is on standby with a 12-minute ETA.

01:08

Can we fly them?

01:12

That's affirmative. I just got off the phone with them. They're going to be watching, sent.

01:17

Thank you.

01:25

Airman, too much, Rob.

01:28

Yeah, we're off-normal, short about 4 minutes out,

01:32

2 minutes alert 3.

01:34

I may have to fly around for like 30 minutes if the guard weighs like 1, 60 or so.

01:43

Probably sure, I'm on hold with them right now, getting in the guards way and your ground contact engine 1 on heel off.

01:54

Central Engine 12 on Tack 2.

01:59

Enter 12, go ahead.

02:02

We're going to be in roots of the LLC.

02:08

Receive that 2241.

02:16

Airmate 2 in Volkerra, I'm on charge.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

LZ: Landing Zone for helicopter operations

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Near Bermont Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

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