Man Injured with Broken Legs in Vehicle Crash, Rice County MN


A man was rescued from a vehicle crash on Highway 59 south of near 50th St northwest. He suffered two broken legs, including one compound fracture, and back pain. Emergency responders maintained spinal precautions and gave pain medication. A helicopter landing zone was set up nearby, and air transport was expected in about six and a half minutes.
Audio|Source: Rice County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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212 Swift to LifeLength, you copy on STAC 1.
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Some lessons just bad to have them swap over.
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FV-212. Flight, Flight, Link, 3 on F-TAC-1.
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How do you copy? Loud and clear, we have a landing zone set up.
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Beacon Pucks on Highway 59, Giest,
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south of near 50th St northwest, in between two squad cars.
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Plenty of area to land, no overhead wires hanging.
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How do you copy? How do you copy? Sounds good.
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Do you have a patient update, right chance?
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Standby, I will get it for you.
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212, lifelink.
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How do you copy?
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As FDA, 212, life is free copies.
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We have one male extricated from a vehicle, two broken legs with one fracture of breaking through skin, back pain.
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We are working on getting an I.O.
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started to push pain meds.
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That's all I have for you right now.
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We are maintaining C-spine.
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We have medics on pain.
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Our ETA is about six and a half minutes out.
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Location mentioned:
50th St W, Minnesota
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