Motorcycle crash causes leg amputation in Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte FL
TrafficA motorcycle accident on Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte led to a patient losing a lower leg. Emergency crews including multiple helicopters and fire units responded to provide urgent medical care and set up landing zones for patient transport.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Central Battalion 3.
00:02
Establishing LZ control in the Kia dealership parking lot, go ahead and dispatch a second engine to assist with LZ control.
00:13
Central copies.
00:14
Establishing LZ control in the PIA parking lot, dispatching a second engine 20-07.
00:18
Truck 2, near Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, Cross of Valley Terrace, to assist for the motorcycle accident.
00:28
00176, I'll be going for 308 degrees for 139 miles, and this is going to be a cute aircraft being good.
00:37
It is such number 9-5501776 and we have a 10-0-0[1].
00:41
Let's have you clear lift at this time for Port Charlotte.
00:44
Rescue 13, Rescue 13.
00:46
Respond to (number withheld) Jury Lane, room 224.A at aviata, Englewood, cross the Clark Street from Interfability Transport, rid of 1505.
00:54
Red of 1505.
00:58
Rescue 13.
00:59
Rescue 13, Mail, 23, 9.
01:01
Okay, I need me come in.
01:02
Do you have a second helicopter?
01:03
And they're calling Bay Flight 2.
01:05
They're going to give us a call back.
01:06
Callsing Control, truck two.
01:07
Calling to Manchi. That's affirmative.
01:08
Would you like one of the members from the truck to stop at scene to assist with patient care both four, provide,
01:14
proceeding to the LZ to assist with securing it?
01:17
Yeah, we could use a couple X-ray hands, that'd be great.
01:19
Northbound lane, fine.
01:20
Truck 2, LZ control, you copy back.
01:22
Truck 2, be advised.
01:23
We're working off of TAC 3.
01:25
Truck B, copy, TAC 3.
01:26
Healthy control, Tamiami Ami Command.
01:28
We're going to be packaging rescue 2.
01:30
We do have the missing limbs.
01:35
We'll be headed your way soon.
01:36
Copy that. I was unable to effectively communicate or contact truck too.
01:41
If you want to go ahead and get a hold of them and have those firefighters dropped off at your location.
01:46
Good job. Healthy Control from Iron Man 5.
01:48
Mr. Charlie's Tower. Good, Kathy, sorry.
01:49
Control from Harriman, bye.
01:50
Elv control, go ahead on my pipe.
01:52
Good evening, sir, we're just crossing the river.
01:53
Should just be a few minutes out.
01:54
Just looking for everything on the LD when you get a chance.
01:56
Yeah, good copy. LZ is a large parking lot for a car dealership at TIA adjacent to the scene.
02:02
LZ is clear at this time.
02:04
LZ is illuminated and established with LED lights.
02:09
Patient information,
02:10
approximately 80 kilos, amputated lower leg due to the motorcycle accident.
02:16
All right, minutes, I have copies.
02:17
We'll be there in a few minutes.
02:18
Command from truck two.
02:19
All right, sir.
02:20
Sir, Robert not, Tien, wherever you'd like this.
02:22
Yeah, I believe we're going to go ahead and get rolling.
02:24
We've got both patients packaged up.
02:26
Obviously, Rescue 2 is going to take priority.
02:28
You just want to go ahead and proceed to the LG.
02:30
Copy. Okay,
02:32
Amy, Community from Central.
02:33
Go ahead. Survising Bayflight on a META 14 minutes.
02:37
Go ahead and sign the police.
02:38
Time for copy.
02:39
Aramette 5, LV Control.
02:42
Aramette 5, go ahead.
02:43
We're able to hear that radio traffic.
02:45
We're going to have a second helicopter inbound, approximately a couple minutes after you, big flight two.
02:51
We do have enough room.
02:52
We can land them adjacent.
02:53
You just want to let you know.
02:54
Copy on, sir.
02:55
We're aware a second helicopter inbound after us.
02:57
Thank you. Okay, androsky 3.
02:58
Go ahead, sir.
02:59
Our patients ready to go.
03:00
Are we cleared to head to the LZ as well?
03:02
LZ control, can you advise?
03:03
Repeat.
03:04
Rescue 3 is packaged up, they're ready to go.
03:07
Do you have room for them at the scene?
03:08
Affirmative. We've got plenty of room on scene.
03:09
Copy. Rescue 3.
03:10
Proceed in LV.
03:11
Presid 3 copies.
03:12
Elze Control Air Medved 5 had a visual.
03:15
We're at 9. We're at 12 o'clock.
03:17
LZ is going to be outlined with four red strobe lights, the lighter trucks have the north, and a command vehicle for the south.
03:23
That's every five hours normal if you're talking about shortly.
03:25
Just happy, sir, opposite one of all final two three one-one-six.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-0-0: Major medical emergency/mass casualty
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Location mentioned:
Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL
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