Serious medical incident with two patients near Boulder City, Boulder City NV
Emergency responders are handling a serious medical situation involving two patients near engine 20 east-northeast of Boulder City. One patient is in critical condition and will be transported by helicopter. The road is closed in both directions to allow helicopter landing and ground transport for the other patient.
Audio|Source: Boulder City Fire and Lake Mead Park Rangers
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Transcript:
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Our ground unit is pulling up.
00:06
There's a wide spot in the road just east, northeast of engine 20.
00:13
It looks like a very suitable place to land the helo.
00:17
I'm going to talk to, there's all kinds of resources here.
00:21
We should be able to block the road down in plenty of time before Mercierge 11 arrives.
00:34
And 149 each guys for a three double Pollard 149.
00:39
Thank you. We're 97.
00:45
Got it up.
00:52
Two dispatch from command.
00:56
Dr. Our church, Mr.
00:59
Apparently,
01:00
when I leave the engine and try to use my portable radio, I can't get out.
01:05
So I'm stuck in the engine relaying information.
01:08
Like I said before, we have the one critical patient, more critical than the other one.
01:14
We're going to take one by ground and use the helo.
01:17
And we're in the process of shutting both north and south down.
01:23
I will advise for here 11 when we...
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have the rope shut down completely week.
01:32
This much, how's that?
01:40
And the 21stere 11 is 4 minutes how do you have LZ in any patient commission?
01:54
If we're in the process of getting the road shut down, we'll back into 20 a little bit.
01:59
There's a suitable spot right.
02:02
It'll be just east, northeast of engine 20, towards the front of engine 20.
02:08
And your patient will mostly have abdominal injuries,
02:15
have lost consciousness,
02:17
and has been talking to us for about seven minutes since we've been on scene.
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Boulder City, NV
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