Person suffers leg fracture at riverbank in Loudoun County, Loudoun County VA
Emergency responders assisted a person with a leg fracture near the riverbank at Bill Newman Riverfront Park in Loudoun County. They used a low-angle rope operation to reach and help the injured individual before transporting them for medical care.
Audio|Source: Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue
03:33
Transcript:
00:00
We've got patient contact.
00:04
Okay, Rescue 620.
00:06
The patient contact, this advise what resource are you going to need to get them out.
00:17
I have for Ruskey 620.
00:19
Go ahead, Rescue 620.
00:22
All right, we left one rope bag out on the trail and we'll rid of that TV, although we do have a little bit of an elevation issue getting down.
00:35
He's on the shore bank of the creek, and right now we've got about a 15-foot, 10-15-foot elevation.
00:45
Okay,
00:47
I'm going to send the UTV down as well as engine 620 to assist.
00:53
Is that all without handle of the resources or do you think we'll need additional?
00:59
Now, if we just send a few more people down here,
01:03
we should be okay with the ATV and the NAM.
01:09
Okay,
01:11
so by the rope paddock and then look towards the water.
01:14
I'm direct. Break engine 620 from command.
01:17
You're going to make your way down to where command is located at the trailhead to pull you with rescue 620.
01:28
You okay?
01:30
I'm very chief.
01:36
QGV613 from command you're located.
01:42
is the MSTV we are currently 10 minutes away are we are we are currently 10 minutes away we ended up going to the wrong location
01:57
When you get a tailhead,
02:01
I'll be deploying you down to the river.
02:03
Just make the way over him.
02:07
Woodright.
02:12
I have Rush C-point.
02:16
Go ahead, Ross C-6-1.
02:18
All right. You can say a medic down here.
02:22
We've got a ptongoled tit-fid fracture.
02:26
We bring some pain nets and some...
02:30
That would be helpful.
02:32
We can't get that sooner than later.
02:34
They guys are setting up a low angle rope operating and assisting the patient further.
02:41
Okay, I'll be deploying medics 613 now.
02:44
I'm going to make you the rescue group supervisor, the direct rescue group.
02:49
I'm direct on rescue group.
02:55
Rescue group coming from command.
02:57
Do you have an aid bag with you or not?
03:01
That's where.
03:04
Okay, medic three says we're bringing a lot.
03:06
Bring a line from River Point, River from apartment.
03:16
One more suppress unit to stand-by, bring them to use them to standby in case we need relief.
03:25
Clowns Direct 19.
03:28
Rescue Group from Command, Medic 613 and Engine 620 are making our way down now.
03:30
My rescue group group from command, Medics 613 and engine 620 are making our way down now.
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