Medical emergency with knee injury near Lock 17, Potomac MD
Medical EmergencyRescue teams respond to a patient with a knee cut near Lock 17. The area is hard to reach by boat, so a helicopter basket is used to evacuate the patient. The patient's father is present and agrees with the method.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
04:13
Transcript:
00:00
Command of Utility 752.
00:04
To command,
00:08
you can follow us on Caltopo.
00:11
We're heading down the trail to the patient.
00:12
All right, you direct on their location.
00:15
710 Robo is going to throw over two.
00:21
SWIFWater 730 Command.
00:22
Just got flag down.
00:23
Flag now.
00:24
Yeah, SWIFWater 730 a copy you got flag down and your message cut off.
00:27
752 to command.
00:28
We're with patient.
00:30
You can check our location in Caltecho.
00:33
They're going to be at Lock 17.
00:35
All right, copy.
00:40
Patient contact at Lock 17.
00:42
752 command.
00:43
Go ahead. No bleeding.
00:47
It's going to be about a 3 inch by 2 inch laceration on the left knee.
00:52
The location he is, I don't think we're going to be able to get a boat back here.
00:55
We're probably going to have to wish him out.
00:57
Is ALS or BLS patient?
00:59
It's going to be a BLS patient.
01:01
All right.
01:04
Is there any SWIFT unit approach in the scene?
01:06
In the meantime,
01:07
can you have the U2DAOS 3403 updates in Great Falls Parks? That's going to be the better at the point is going to be by ground.
01:13
Okay.
01:14
Surfwater 730 Command, just stand by.
01:16
I'm on scene with the patient.
01:17
We are just upstream of Sandy Beach.
01:21
Surfwater 730 Command, how do you copy?
01:25
Good. All right, because of the topography of our location,
01:28
there's zero access for votes,
01:30
and it's about a 200-yard height over steep rocks back up to the canal tow pass at Lock 17.
01:37
The best method of extraction for this patient is going to be the Eagles coat card basket.
01:42
The father of the patient is on scene, he's okay with that method of extraction.
01:46
And the Eagle can either fly them to 52 and transfer to a ground ambulance or take them to whatever hospital is their pleasure.
01:55
Eagle was driving all that.
01:57
Can you relay your location? You said you're by Sandy Landing or Lock 17?
02:00
Yeah, we're off your left.
02:02
Right now, at the water's edge.
02:04
We are just upstream of Sandy Beach, Maryland.
02:08
Sandy Landing is not a correct location.
02:11
Sandy Beach, Maryland is just downstream from our location.
02:13
You all correct.
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Location mentioned:
Lock 17, Potomac, MD 20854
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