Man suffers thumb amputation at North Mankato engineering site, North Mankato MN
Medical EmergencyA 44-year-old man at an engineering site near West Howard Drive in North Mankato accidentally severed his thumb. He was conscious and breathing normally. A tourniquet and bleeding control measures were applied, and responders upgraded the call to an urgent medical emergency.
Audio|Source: Minnesota South Central Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Next fellow, my Cato crew, we have Priority 2 call holding in the city of Northman, Cato, and Howard Drive.
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Can Priority 2 call holding Howard Drive at Northwestman Cato?
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684, we're just getting logged in.
00:11
Copy, and we'll be operating in a priority one for an amputation of the thumb.
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Just patch 684 is in the route.
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You can drop down us whenever.
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Marshall, the 2350 cars for a dog on the road.
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Highway 14, Carly Road 9, just wested Tracy for a full-sized black lab that's walking older.
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684, you should see that calling you now.
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Cato Engineering, near West Howard Drive, Northman, Cato.
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And 684, we're going to upgrade you to priority one.
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They're placing a tourniquet.
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84 copies.
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684 dispatch patient update.
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Go ahead.
01:04
We're out for a 44, 4-4-year-old male conscious in breathing.
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(Name withheld) cut off his thumb, it's hanging on by his skin.
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He is responding normally, breathing normally.
01:18
A tourniquet was applied at 11.05.
01:20
Sounds like it's controlled with clip.
01:23
The bleeding is controlled with QuickClot and a tourniquet, pretty one.
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84 copy.
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Location mentioned:
W Howard Dr, North Mankato, MN 56003
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