Medical evacuation declined due to patient weight over 400 pounds, Darke County OH
Medical EmergencyA patient weighing over 400 pounds could not be transported by CareFlight helicopter. The patient was not yet at the emergency room when the medical evacuation was declined. Another transport resource is being activated.
Audio|Source: Darke County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
4 on board, 1 plus 5-0-1 fuel, off the Justice Center for this outfit.
00:07
Care Flight 2, looking for the Miami Valley Hospital South Pat at (number withheld).
00:16
Go ahead, 3.com, Carefly 3.
00:21
Yeah, it's EMS at Highland.
00:28
Air Flight 3, can you repeat traffic?
00:31
Is the patient at the ER now?
00:38
Negative, not yet.
00:40
They did let us know that the weight is now excess of 400 pounds.
00:44
Yeah, good copy.
00:47
With it being a female in that weight, we're probably not going to be able to do that one.
00:53
I copy.
00:58
Care Flight 3.
01:00
Care Flight 3.
01:06
Would you like us to RTB or continue on until you get a different asset?
01:13
You can RTB if you can't take the patient.
01:16
I'm going to activate 4 right now, thank you.
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Darke County, OH
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