Patient flown to Roanoke after reported button battery ingestion

Heard on: Carilion Clinic Life-Gurad Helicopters

01:19

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

(number withheld), we have Lynchburg back on the phone asking if we can swap your patients around and send a 2nd due aircraft.

00:10

They want to see if you guys can take another patient ED to ED.

00:19

Same destination to Roanoke.

00:26

Still coming to Roanoke, but it's going to the ED instead of the PICU.

00:29

There to the PCV.

00:36

As far as we're concerned, that's there's no difference there.

00:39

We'll take patient information.

00:43

(number withheld), the only patient information I have at this time is it's a (number withheld) that swallowed a button battery.

00:52

All right, that's a good copy.

00:54

Any patient weight, but that's okay.

00:57

We'll see them in 4 min .

00:58

We'll find out.

01:02

That's a copy, (number withheld).

01:04

Patient weight is thirty-six, three six pounds, and they are advising that the battery is still stuck in the esophagus.

01:18

Good copy, (number withheld).

7/22/2026 04:58 PM

Medical Emergency

Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24014

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical helicopter was requested for an ED-to-ED transfer from Lynchburg to Roanoke for a patient who reportedly swallowed a button battery.