Man injured by steel sheet crush en route to hospital, Johnstown PA
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According to the dispatch call, a medical flight is transporting a 24-year-old man with a crush injury to his left leg caused by a steel sheet. The injury occurred after he was trapped under the steel for about 10 minutes. He has stable vital signs and is being taken to Conemaugh ER for treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Conemaugh ER, Flight 3.
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Flight 3.
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Flight 3 in the Colorado.
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Go for command.
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Flight 3 is about seven minutes out from your facility with a trauma patient, a 24-year-old male with a crush injury. A sheet of steel fell on his left lower extremity.
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The patient was trapped under the metal for approximately 10 minutes with obvious left lower extremity injury.
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Beneath below.
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Patient is medicated with a total of 200 of Brent Hill.
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Current vital signs, sinus rhythm, blood pressure 142 over 75, saturation 97% on room air, and Glasgow Coma Scale of 15.
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IV access is established.
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Further report will follow at bedside.
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Location mentioned:
Franklin St, Johnstown, PA 15905
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