Simulated multi-vehicle bus accident drill with emergency response, Mason City IA
Other Non-Crime EventEmergency crews and officers conducted a simulated multi-vehicle bus accident drill near the 2400 block in Mason City, Iowa. The exercise involved triage, treatment, and transport coordination among Mason City and Clear Lake emergency units. Multiple patients were categorized by severity and prepared for transport during the drill.
Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
07:2
Transcript:
00:00
All units, all incoming ambulances are going to be staging near 2400 block for transportation.
00:07
All incoming ambulances stage near 2400 block.
00:16
2772.
00:20
Do you want to head up to that driving home lane also?
00:29
Get everybody triage, I'm going to have you transitioning to treatment.
00:34
So far,
00:36
we have four green that came out of that bus walking wounded.
00:46
104-4-4-green.
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We've got them holding near 2400 block at this time to get them out of the rain.
00:57
Triage officer from command.
01:03
This is triage?
01:05
Do we have locations set up for our yellow and red triage patients at this time?
01:13
No, not at this time.
01:15
We're still triaging.
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Time of funding.
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27.
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10 with ending mileage.
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10, go ahead.
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28-553.6.
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10. 27.
01:51
104, I did strike a first alarm.
01:52
We've got Northwood, North Springs, Franklin General responding for EMS.
01:57
We've also got Clear Lake Fire responding with the bus.
02:05
Command from Transport, where I get the four greens are stabilized, we're just waiting on that bus for transport.
02:14
104, dispatch,
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principal command.
02:22
This is a drill, dispatch,
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principal command.
02:28
Go ahead for dispatch.
02:32
Do we have an ETA on Clear Lake Fire, EMS?
02:40
They were pageed out of about five minutes ago, it should be maybe just a few more minutes.
02:45
Pause by itself, I'll check TPA.
02:49
10-4[1]. If you want to double check while you're on the phone with them, see if they can send a second rig as well, please.
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I understand.
03:02
Command from transport.
03:03
We get a fourth ambulance.
03:06
As soon as possible, we can transport our four reds.
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Man from triage.
03:16
Go ahead, triage.
03:20
Triage is finishing the bus.
03:26
10-4[1], what have we got for yellow and red patients at this time?
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Principal command from dispatch.
03:39
Go ahead, dispatch.
03:46
Clear Lake can an ETA of one minute with their first ambulance, the second one is en route.
03:53
104, thank you.
03:54
Transport redirect on that.
03:56
We'll just load the green patients into Clearlake's bus right away.
04:04
You want them to take the other four reds?
04:11
Same by, triage.
04:13
What do we have for yellow and red? I did not copy that.
04:17
Yeah, here's your rundown.
04:21
Four green,
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two yellow,
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four red.
04:26
Red is near 2418,
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yellow, yellow is near 2418, yellow is near 2416,
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green is near 2414.
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One black.
04:44
104, got a total of 10 patients.
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2317 crew is going to be transitioning to treatment at this time.
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If we can get that set up,
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we do have the
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Transport from Command.
05:11
If we've got a rig that's able to transport right now, let's try to get some of those reds moving.
05:16
If you want to decide if you want to ship a couple of those with Clear Lake as well, that's fine.
05:21
We can hold the greens in place.
05:42
Fire headquarters from principal command.
05:45
Do we have anybody in on the offships at this time? This is a drill.
05:53
Command from headquarters, you got four in quarters.
06:00
Understand four in quarters.
06:03
Send me two with an ambulance, please.
06:10
Understand.
06:14
Command from Treatment Officer.
06:19
Go ahead, treatment.
06:27
16 is en route to the hospital and 16 is en route with two yellows and the red to the hospital or to meet up with, clearly.
06:43
Understand.
06:44
18's got two reds, 16 has two yellow, one red.
06:52
End of drill, end of drill.
06:54
The units transporting into the fire station if you want to just drive the patients back here.
07:00
Let's get picked up, we'll debrief.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Mason City, IA 50401
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