7-year-old struck by heavy trailer gate in Brookport
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Attention Massac County EMS, for 1st responders, please respond to (number withheld) Pell Road.
00:08
Caller advising (number withheld) male was laying outside and advised that he had a trailer gate.
00:16
The trailer was following him.
00:19
He is up and moving.
00:20
He is talking.
00:22
Appears to be breathing normally, but they still want him checked out.
00:25
He does have a knot on his head.
00:45
This is Massac County EMS.
00:46
For 1st responders, please respond.
00:48
(number withheld) Pell Road, (number withheld) Pell Road.
00:52
Received a call, (number withheld) male.
00:53
Caller's advising that he had a steel trailer gate fall on him for a tow behind trailer.
01:01
He is able to move around.
01:02
He does have a knot on his head.
01:06
Advising he is able to talk normally.
01:08
Just requesting he be checked out.
01:15
County 820, show me a route.
01:20
820, 10-4.
01:22
EMS, caller's advising he appears to be breathing normally, but the child is advising his chest is hurting pretty bad.
01:35
Copy.
01:41
Copy, you did advise a (number withheld) year old.
01:49
(number withheld) years old.
01:55
804 and 4, 804 and 115.
01:59
They're advising the gate was a steel gate, approximately 100 pounds.
02:12
EMS, copy.
02:21
And for he is free of the gate.
02:23
The mom is sitting with him now, speaking with him.
02:27
I can hear him talking in the background.
02:28
He is alert and conscious.
02:31
He's advising he does have pain to his right foot, head hurts.
02:34
And mother's advising where she touches the chest, he is advising that does hurt a lot.
02:44
Your face.
02:51
Go ahead, medic one five.
02:56
Yeah, if you get there and you have any remote idea or chest type injuries, if need be, go ahead and just call for choppers.
03:06
We'll fly them out.
03:07
Paducah was straight back and I don't think they'll take these trauma.
03:14
Stand by.
03:21
County spot 804 is arriving on scene.