Helicopter transports patient after serious car crash, Bangor ME
Medical EmergencyA helicopter is transporting a seriously injured patient from a car crash to the hospital. The patient has multiple fractures and is receiving blood transfusions. Additional medical staff are needed due to the patient’s size.
Audio|Source: Piscataquis County Sheriff and Fire
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Transcript:
Eastern Maine, this is Life Flight 1. Morning, Eastern Maine, Life Flight 1 is currently 13 minutes from your roof. We could use two for a cold offload on one, just due to patient size on this patient is 143 kilos. We have a 44 kilo male coming from CAD in Greenville, status post MVC. Multiple rib fractures have a left chest tube in place, sternal fractures. The patient is GCS 14. Currently we have blood going. Heart rate is 138, last pressure was a systolic of 97. We have only one IV in place. We're working on establishing more access and we'll be there in 13. See you upon arrival. Okay, C912, eastern rain, clear. Let's have a lot on clear.
Eastern Maine, this is Life Flight 1. Morning, Eastern Maine, Life Flight 1 is currently 13 minutes from your roof. We could use two for a cold offload on one, just due to patient size on this patient is 143 kilos. We have a 44 kilo male coming from CAD in Greenville, status post MVC. Multiple rib fractures have a left chest tube in place, sternal fractures. The patient is GCS 14. Currently we have blood going. Heart rate is 138, last pressure was a systolic of 97. We have only one IV in place. We're working on establishing more access and we'll be there in 13. See you upon arrival. Okay, C912, eastern rain, clear. Let's have a lot on clear.
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Location mentioned:
Near State St, Bangor, ME 04401
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