Male injured in roadway incident with leg fracture, Giles County VA
TrafficEmergency responders coordinated a helicopter landing in a cornfield near State Hwy 100, Virginia to assist a 28-year-old man with an open fracture to his right lower leg from a roadway accident.
Audio|Source: Giles County Police, Fire and EMS
02:46
Transcript:
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1887. Medic 1,
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Lifeguard 11, 11.
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Go ahead for Medic 1.
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Medic 1, this is Lifeguard 11.
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We're showing two minutes out to the coordinates provided.
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Could you give us a description of the LZ, please?
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You've got a wide open cornfield.
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Power lines are running parallel with the road with it marks our fire truck.
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There is a slight east-west roll, which is a good spot between the fire truck and the ambulance.
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Copy power lines follow on the roadway and fire trucks are beneath those lines.
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And we'll take an updated patient report as Medical One has it for us.
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We're showing about one minute out.
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Stand 4. We have a 28-year-old male.
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He's got an open fracture to the right lower leg.
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We do currently have two SAM splints as well as Coban.
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Current vital signs, 135 over 82, 76 heart rate 99% on room air.
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Airway is patent and open; C-collar in place.
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Copy all, Medic 1.
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We were advised there was a tourniquet in place also.
01:33
Is that still the case?
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Negative.
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Copy all. Well, we'll see you here in just a couple of minutes.
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Thank you.
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TN4. Break.
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Medic 1, Joe.
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Go ahead.
01:48
What time did I advise transporting the LZ?
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Okay, Ma.
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1602 lifeguard.
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Go ahead for lifeguard 11.
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Your LZ is going to be southwest to where you're at right now.
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We're just blocking the entrance to this two lane.
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Follow this road out.
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They'll be just down the road.
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Copy it's southwest from where we are right now.
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We'll follow Route 100 down to where you can try to identify the LZ.
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Can't pull, sir.
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Charles, I have one.
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You're right.
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You are in route, the landing zone at 1248.
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2nd4, thank you.
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1602 to whoever's out at the wreckers coming in there.
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State Hwy 100, Virginia
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