Person with knee laceration rescued from difficult park location, Potomac MD
Medical EmergencyA person with a 3x2 inch cut on their left knee is stuck near water in Great Falls Park. Emergency teams are using a helicopter basket to rescue them because it is hard to reach by boat or on foot.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
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Transcript:
00:00
752 command. Go ahead. No bleeding.
00:04
It's going to be about a 3 inch by 2 inch laceration on the left knee.
00:09
The location he is, I don't think we're going to be able to get a boat back here.
00:12
We're probably going to have to wish him out.
00:15
Is ALS or BLS patient?
00:17
It's going to be a BLS patient.
00:19
All right.
00:21
Is there any SWIFT unit approach in the scene?
00:23
In the meantime,
00:24
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.
00:31
Okay. Surfwater 730 Command, just stand by.
00:34
I'm on scene with the patient.
00:35
We are just upstream of Sandy Beach.
00:38
Surfwater 730 Command, how do you copy?
00:42
Good.
00:43
All right, because of the topography of our location,
00:46
there's zero access for votes,
00:47
and it's about a 200-yard height over steep rocks back up to the canal tow pass at Lock 17.
00:54
The best method of extraction for this patient is going to be the Eagles coat card basket.
01:00
The father of the patient is on scene, he's okay with that method of extraction.
01:04
And the Eagle can either fly them to 52 and transfer to a ground ambulance or take them to whatever hospital is their pleasure.
01:13
Eagle was driving all that.
01:14
Can you relay your location? You said you're by Sandy Landing or Lock 17?
01:18
Yeah, we're off your left.
01:20
Right now, at the water's edge.
01:22
We are just upstream of Sandy Beach, Maryland.
01:26
Sandy Landing is not a correct location.
01:28
Sandy Beach, Maryland is just downstream from our location.
01:31
You all correct.
01:32
Okay, command Swarthwater 730. I was direct on all your traffic. You can go direct with the Eagle. Sirf water 730 of the Eagle, do you have a vigil on our location now? Okay. Yeah, E1, sorry, we were upheld the basket in here. Yeah, we got you in sight. We'll be overhead to a second.
01:56
All right, we got a flat spot on the rocks, about 10 feet above the water's edge. That's where we'll have you aimed to lower the basket down. Right, I need a more direct. Command Eagle 1, when you can, let me know whether you plan to transport if you want to meet an ambulance at Carveron.
02:22
Command E1, where was the PLA that standby at? Right now they're at anglers, but I can have them relocate down to the base. Okay, Command E1, let's just go ahead through the Bedavacto Suburban afterwards. All right, very well, thank you.
02:51
I want you to remain on the scene. UTV 711, paramedic engine 733, you can return the service. Eagle, give us about two more minutes if you can do one more fly-around. We're robbing a Sam splint. Do one more fly-around if possible. Yeah, all right, we'll do. We're just checking our power right now.
03:14
So far, 730 to the Eagle, we are ready for the basket. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Great Falls Park, Potomac, MD 20854
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