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Man injured by chainsaw on old poplar ridge road, Hamblen County TN

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/13/2025 09:04 AM

Old Poplar Ridge Rd, Talbott, TN 37877

A man in his 40s suffered a chainsaw injury to his forearm near Old Poplar Ridge Road. Severe bleeding was controlled with a tourniquet, and a medical air ambulance was requested.

Audio|Heard on: Hamblen County Public Safety

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01:43

Transcript:

00:00

Medical 1,301,

00:15

Chainsaw injury,

00:18

Near Old Poplar Ridge Road, 2 and 5 Old Poplar Ridge.

00:22

No one, let me probably want to try, we going on.

00:26

On Stu gets down at base 1206.

00:29

Six-five.

00:34

Got a chainsaw injury to the arm.

00:37

They've got bleeding pretty bad.

00:39

They've laid the phone down.

00:41

We can't make contact.

00:42

We're still trying.

00:43

We're just in an officer we do.

00:45

Do you think an assist.

00:47

Anyway, two good pains.

00:48

Oh, hold the ridge.

00:50

215.

00:52

I'll get en route at 1206, run numbers (number withheld), (number withheld).

00:58

Can you go ahead and check on last there please? LV is going to be the airport.

01:05

Oh,

01:07

okay. All right.

01:08

All.

01:14

Go ahead.

01:18

Lifstar is going to be on standby, and we're going to do a weather check that I believe it should be good.

01:25

Also,

01:27

we have finally made contact back with him.

01:29

Stand by his male in his 40s, the cut that's going to be on his forearm closer to the wrist.

01:36

I believe they've applied a tourniquet, not what mostly stopped.

01:41

Hi, Kathy, thank you.

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Old Poplar Ridge Rd, Talbott, TN 37877

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