Male suffers gunshot wounds to both legs, Raceland LA


Emergency medical services are transporting a middle-aged male to Ochsner Hospital who has suffered gunshot wounds to both legs. One leg has a single bullet wound above the right knee, and the other has a through-and-through wound with a tibia-fibula fracture. A tourniquet was applied. Vital signs include normal blood pressure and oxygen levels, with no respiratory distress. The patient is monitored closely and receiving medication.
Audio|Source: Lafourche Public Safety
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Transcript:
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You're going to be intercepting off at the half-gown. You're going to be intercepting with ground unit 1382 at offshore St.
00:12
Ann. Y'all can go direct with them whenever you all are ready.
00:16
We're 10 minutes out from Ochsner, say there.
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Ten four.
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This is Ochsner.
00:31
What do y'all have?
00:33
A (number withheld)-year-old male, one gunshot wound right above the right knee, it looks like it's one bullet hole in, none out.
00:43
And on the left leg, it looks like it's going to be through and through,
00:49
and along with a tib-fib fracture. That one has a tourniquet on it that was placed at 9.58. You have a 120 over 80 blood pressure, 96% oxygen saturation.
01:01
Heart rate, reading about 18 times a minute, no respiratory distress at all. He has a 20 gauge into the left wrist. That's all I can get. He has very tiny veins.
01:13
A hundred of fentanyl on board with the leader of flu is gone.
01:16
All right. How much does he weigh?
01:25
Your item number is (number withheld).
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(number withheld).
01:34
That patient is going to be on a cardiac monitor with tempering going diagnosis.
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