Patient requires respiratory support before helicopter transfer, Salem VA
Medical EmergencyA patient near Lewis Gale Medical Center, Salem requires respiratory support and may need intubation before being transferred by helicopter to the emergency department. The patient was removed from Bipap due to intolerance and is on heated airflow. Oxygen supply and transport time are being coordinated carefully.
Audio|Source: Carilion Clinic Life-Gurad Helicopters
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
The patient's currently on 3 of pressure support, over 5 steep have at 100%.
00:07
Okay, do you have the ability to calculate? So we have 2,700 total between our two tanks and oxygen.
00:16
Is that going to support the demand?
00:23
The flight off the other variable is that we'll have 42 minutes of transport time.
00:29
Creaky flight, I said, Care 3.
00:32
Here, Carat 3, go ahead.
00:35
Information only en route to LewisGale Medical Center, Salem from Danville, direct to ED.
00:41
About 20 minutes out.
00:43
That's a good copy, sir.
00:45
I've already notified that you're inbound.
00:48
Right now I have lifeguard sitting on my bountable pad, picking up a patient that's only aircraft in the area at this time.
00:59
Good copy on there, thank you.
01:05
Hey, flyd off, flyd guard 10.
01:12
Not out, slide guard 10.
01:17
Go ahead, TAN.
01:20
Yeah, I just want to see if I can get an update from you on on that oxygen question to determine if I need to go try to put more oxygen on at the lower pad.
01:30
We're still trying to get all the numbers that the RT's being hard to deal with, stand by.
01:38
Copy.
01:44
Lifeguard 10, just for your situation awareness, they have had to remove the patient from the Bipap because he cannot tolerate it.
01:51
They're still discussing on how they're going to take your...
01:57
Okay, so if they're off Bipap, does that mean by, we don't have concerns about oxygen requirements anymore?
02:08
Not at this moment,
02:10
they put him back on heated aflo, which you cannot do.
02:14
So I think there's the other option is going to have to do.
02:17
They're going to have to innovate him.
02:18
Just stand by.
02:20
We'll give you further as soon as you know.
02:22
Okay, I'm going to go ahead and shut down and then if you need me, you can just call me on my cell phone.
02:28
That's good copy, sir.
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Location mentioned:
Near Electric Rd, Salem, VA 24153
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