Person sustains open ankle fractures; helicopter medevac called, Sperry IA


Emergency services respond to a person with open fractures in both ankles near 3rd St in Sperry. A medical helicopter landing zone is set up nearby, and coordination for landing the medevac helicopter includes possible road closure for safety.
Audio|Source: Des Moines County Public Safety / Henderson IL County
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
HN16, if you copy, you have bilateral open ankle fractures. We are setting up Laney Zone on scene.
00:07
Yes, we copy, thank you.
00:12
Okay.
00:17
Okay, too.
00:20
Go ahead.
00:22
Go ahead.
00:23
I'm sitting equal to air one inflex.
00:27
Terms. Turn and turn it on.
00:35
Get in this time. This time.
00:48
One from rescue 50.
00:58
We have landed Medforce right here off of Highway 3 just to the east of the road.
01:04
Do you advise they are landed at this time?
01:13
Negative, I'm letting you know that we have landed them here before.
01:18
If you can contact a quack of fire to let them know for the landing zone.
01:25
Counting, engine 55 is on C.
01:37
Engine 55,
01:39
somebody put a portable radio on Ireach, put a portable radio on Ireach channel to communicate with mid-force.
02:07
Quakafire will be Medforce 2. Medforce 2 is responding.
02:11
They're going to be contacting you on point to point.
02:14
Do you need Bigsville paged for traffic control to shut down County 3 for now?
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Location mentioned:
3rd St, Sperry, IA 52650
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