Patient with severe burns flown to hospital by helicopter, Newton Grove NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a patient with third-degree burns on their back and hands covering about 18% of their body was transported by helicopter to a hospital near Newton Grove, NC.
Audio|Heard on: Yancey NC EMS-Tac Group Calls
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02:18
Transcript:
00:00
South County, UMS6, this is Duke Life Flight 4, LD East.
00:04
Duke Life Flight 4, this is Gaston 1207 with your LZ Ops.
00:10
Good, copy, Life Flight 4 just off of Johnston County.
00:13
We're showing about nine minutes out.
00:16
You can give me an LZ description.
00:19
We got a secure LZ set up here at Gas and Fire Department.
00:23
You're going to have a parking lot to your north and have a road paralleling to your east.
00:29
Power lines on the other side of the road paralleling the road.
00:32
We're going to have open field to your south and to your west.
00:35
You are going to have a building northwest of LZ.
00:37
LZ is clear and lit.
00:39
That's good copy.
00:40
Do you have any patient updates?
00:42
Not at this time.
00:43
I'll try to get EMS to switch over and give you an update.
00:46
I'll be the right. We'll be a modern LZ East.
00:49
Lof, L4, confirming you're coming to the Newton Grove LZ.
00:54
Hey, affirmative.
00:56
I think MS6 is still insane.
00:58
I'll have them switch over the way.
01:00
Good copy. That's Newton Grove LZ.
01:02
It's my first time being to that.
01:03
It's the new LZ over near Hawksflack, correct?
01:06
That's correct.
01:26
EMS6 for LifeLight 4.
01:28
EMS6, go ahead for LifeLight 4.
01:30
Trying to retest, correct.
01:32
Can you repeat that?
01:34
Try to contact us.
01:36
Yeah, we're showing about seven minutes out from the Newton Grove LZ.
01:40
We're trying to get a patient update if we can.
01:43
Um, we've got a...
01:46
80-kilogram patient.
01:49
He is alert and oriented.
01:51
Third-degree burns to the back and the hands.
01:59
Two IV access points, and these receive pain meds,
02:04
anything specific right now? Can you estimate the total body surface area burn?
02:09
18% maybe?
02:11
That's a good copy.
02:13
We'll see you on the ground in about six, seven minutes.
02:17
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Location mentioned:
Newton Grove, NC 28366
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