Person suffers cardiac arrest after lightning strike at beach
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Accomack County Public Safety
07:10
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EMS Seven is responding.
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Copy, EMS Seven responding.
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Paramedic Twelve One en route.
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Copy, Paramedic Twelve One.
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Twelve One, EMS Seven, you're en route.
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Near the area of the beach of Jefferson and Bay Avenue.
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Subject struck by lightning.
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Update, cardiac arrest.
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Copy 700 returning.
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EMS response to assist 12-1.
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Subject struck by lightning, upgraded to a cardiac arrest.
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Jefferson Avenue, Bay Avenue,
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Cape Charles Beach.
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Seven hundred, go ahead.
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We're at the hospital.
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We can put us in route to Cape Charles.
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Copy 700 and route Cape Charles.
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Now one's in route.
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Seven hundred, you can back in service.
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Station ten, dispatch.
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Station ten, go ahead.
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All right, I've got a crew available.
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Do they need a paramedic somewhere?
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Currently, what we have is twelve one and EMS seven, and now nine one's en route.
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It's going to be a cardiac arrest due to subject being struck by lightning on Cape Charles Beach.
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Your discretion.
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All right, put nine back in service and I'll be en route.
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One hundred will be en route.
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Copy, 100 en route.
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Nine one, you can stand down.
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Nine one's clear.
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Copy 911 clear.
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700 clear.
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700 clear. 3700.
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Go ahead, chief.
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Could you go stage in painter's area for me, please?
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Yes, sir.
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Dispatch, you copied that?
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Copy 700, staging in the painter area.
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Yeah, my seven.
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All
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right, we're about 30 .
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Just try to keep communication once you get on scene and let me know what you need from us.
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Copy.
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To give you a heads up as well, they are at a level two on the bridge.
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You will not be able to cross.
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I was just giving you a heads up about the bridge.
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If you were to transport,
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they have a level two wind restriction, unable to cross.
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Copy.
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12-1 dispatch, is CPR being started?
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That is 10-4.
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Cherrystone, can't route.
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Copy, Chief 31 en route from Cherrystone.
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Also, all units en route.
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Changing the location, it's going to be to the northern end of the beach near Washington Avenue.
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Copy.
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EMS 7 dispatch, can we dispatch a fire company for additional manpower?
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10-4.
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We will go ahead and do that.
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I believe we're going to have an additional patient.
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Ten 15 , fire response needed to assist EMS on scene.
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Cape Charles Beach, north of the beach.
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Subject struck by lightning.
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CPR in progress.
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Captain 15 , or Lieutenant 15 , Ralph station.
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Copy.
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121, do you have a potential for a 2nd patient?
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That's 10-4.
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Believe your 2nd patient is up walking around.
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112-1, I'm getting ready to give you your paramedic call.
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EMS 7.
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EMS 7.
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EMS Seven, we currently have yourself, Chief Thirty One, Twelve One, One Hundred en route.
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We were advised of a 2nd victim.
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This patient is up walking around.
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Do you need additional?
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Dispatch an additional medic unit, please.
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Seven hundred.
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Copy 700 in route.
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GPS three to EMS seven or G 31 .
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Come on, go ahead, GPS three.
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Do you need me to head your way? What are the resources can we help you with?
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We'll be okay for now with three ambulances.
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Fire response needed to medical assist with EMS, Cape Charles Beach, cardiac arrest.
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Is PD on scene?
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Yes, PD is on scene.
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Have they used an AED yet?
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I believe that is 10-4.
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I just heard them say that CPR is in progress.
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Copy, thank you.
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911 dispatch, show us moving down.
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Copy, 911 moving down.
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Three, I did not assign a tac channel.
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If you need a tac channel, you can go to fire ops four.
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However, all EMS units will be on EMS primary.
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