Patient in respiratory distress airlifted from PAM Health, Oakdale PA
Medical EmergencyA patient at PAM Health experienced respiratory distress and required an urgent helicopter medical evacuation. Emergency crews checked and secured the landing zone at PAM Health. If needed, the backup landing site was the Table Church near Crossroads Drive. Additional crews assisted in moving the patient to ensure a safe evacuation.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire Ops 5 - West
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
County 29, Chief.
00:04
All right, Chief, I got stat requesting an LV for Pam Health. I know we don't land there anymore. What's the church that we use for them now?
00:15
No, Connie, we can go to Pam. We'll just confirm the landing zone is stable when we get there.
00:22
But you can go ahead and dispatch it.
00:25
I don't have all the details yet. Do you want to go check it out first and let me know before I call them back?
00:34
Yeah, 10-4[1]. I'll send the crew from Station 1 and I'll have them get back to you.
00:39
Bobby, thank you.
00:45
The crew from Station 1 is going to head over there.
00:48
In the event that that landing zone is not suitable,
00:51
we'll be landing them at the Table Church, which is the former crossroads.
00:56
I believe that's going to be near Crossroads Dr.
01:00
County 2901.
01:04
Seltie. All right,
01:08
we have engine two on scene.
01:09
Two unbiased, the helicopter landing zone is good to go.
01:13
Copy, I'll call.
01:18
See an ETA[2] here in a second.
01:24
Copy.
01:29
Got at one county.
01:32
Go ahead, Connie.
01:35
I don't know if you have extra manpower. Apparently there's a patient coming out of Pam Health in respiratory distress that they called Statt Direct for
01:44
and they have stat 3 is with a 13-minute ETA[2]. They're going to get a hold of you on LVTAC.
01:53
That's copy.
01:59
Two-nine, Chief.
02:05
Chief, are you sufficient with your manpower?
02:13
I got another crew coming over just to assist getting this person out of hospital.
02:21
Okay, if you need something, let me know. I'm going to hang back at Station 3.
02:27
Alright, that's come.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message has been received and understood.
[2]
ETA: Estimated time of arrival
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Location mentioned:
Near Crossroads Dr, Oakdale, PA 15071
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