Elderly man falls with severe mouth bleeding on blood thinners, Weakley County TN
Medical EmergencyAn elderly man fell and has uncontrolled bleeding from a mouth injury. He is on blood thinners, which makes the bleeding severe. An emergency medical helicopter is being dispatched to the helipad nearby for urgent assistance.
Audio|Source: Weakley County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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part of the base en route to the scene at Hornbeek. We've got approximately 13 minutes en route, 3POB[3], 150 minutes of fuel, RA of 2, and HFB of 1150.
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Back 3-1, lifting off on R8244-443.
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You got 3 on board 150 in the tank, 13 minutes to fly, RA of 2, H-Vee, of 1150, part-135.
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Your positive skytrack, I've got your additional if you're ready.
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3-1, ready to copy.
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76-year-old male patient, that's 76-year-old male patient, which weighs approximately 230 pounds, that's approximately 2-30 pounds.
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Patient fell one to two hours ago, hit his mouth, and has a gash squirting blood that they cannot control because the patient is on blood thinners.
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Card 108777[2].
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Free line, good copy.
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Could you send us an LZ lat long[1]?
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Sorry about that.
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You guys are going to be landing at the Hornbeek-Pila helipad.
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Coordinates 361995 by 89-1785.
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Again, 361995 by 89-1785.
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And your ground contact will be Baptist 894 on the 205 frequency, or possibly the Baptist frequency.
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Again, card (number withheld).
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We're on, excellent, thank you.
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It's showing nine minutes out.
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One minute.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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LZ lat long: Landing Zone latitude/longitude requested
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Card 108777: Medical call code for dispatch reference
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3POB: Three persons on board (air evac helicopter)
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