Rescuers face access issues during patient transport, Groton CT
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call on Flanders Road in Groton, Connecticut. Snow blocked access for the ambulance, requiring shovels and additional manpower to help transport a bariatric patient. Fire units coordinated to move the patient using a truck and specialized equipment.
Audio|Heard on: New London CT Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm E286 responding, Flanders Road.
00:05
286 respond.
00:08
Fire alarm G6.
00:11
Go for it.
00:13
6.
00:15
Fire alarm 6 is on.
00:19
Chief on scene now asking for any kind of snow shovels or anything to that scene.
00:26
We told them we'd advise you.
00:30
Six. Answering.
00:32
The ambulance isn't going to make it up here.
00:35
We're going to try to bring the patient out in Chief McPherson's truck.
00:40
I don't think you should drive down here.
00:43
I think we probably just need manpower because he's a bariatric patient.
00:47
All right, you got Stokes in there?
00:52
Six, according to SA1, it's a huge lift with the Stokes basket.
00:59
Six from Welch.
01:01
Can we have any shovels on 64 that Cooper can bring down here?
01:09
I'm walking down now.
01:11
We don't have anything on the brush truck other than the rakes and stuff.
01:16
Understood.
01:18
Six four from utility six.
01:21
I'm approximately 4 min out.
01:23
I have a hand trouble with me.
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Location mentioned:
Flanders Rd, Groton, CT
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