Semi-truck crashes into sign on I-44 causing serious injuries, Aurora MO
TrafficA 50-year-old man driving a semi-truck at highway speed on I-44 crashed into a stationary sign. He suffered multiple fractures in his left wrist and leg, possible internal injuries, and reduced breath sounds. He is being transported by helicopter for urgent medical care at Cox South ER.
Audio|Source: Aurora Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Cox South E.R., Cox South Yard. This is Mercy, Lifeline 5. We're about to your facility with a level 1 trauma[1],
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a 50-ish-year-old male who was involved in a semi-accident on I-44 at highway speed, ran his semi-into a stationary sign.
00:21
I'm not sure on extrication time,
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but patient is currently alert and oriented of 4 with the GCS of 15.
00:30
We have a obvious left wrist fracture that's closed as far as I'm aware.
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A proximal left femur, a distal left femur,
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a proximal left femur, a proximal left tibfib.
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and some guarding on our right side of our abdomen, and then we also had diminished breath sounds on the right.
01:01
So we have darted him on the right anterior chest. We have an I.O. in the left Humeral Head, which is our only access at this time.
01:16
He's had 200 of fentanyl, 20 of ketamine.
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We're starting our blood bundle currently.
01:27
He's had 2 grams of ANCEF and we're finishing up TXA right now and like I said, starting our blood bundle. We have about a 10-minute ETA to the pad.
01:45
5 can I have a set of vitals on this patient please?
01:51
That's valid, sorry about that.
01:53
GTS 15, heart rate is AFIB between 120 and 140 on the monitor.
02:00
Last pressure was 130 over 63, 130 over 63.
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He's breathing around 25 times a minute with a capnography of 35.
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Oxygen is 99%. We do have them on a non-re breather at this time.
02:17
We didn't needle decompression in the field.
02:21
Yes, we did. On the right anterior chest.
02:27
We'll have someone meet you on the helipaddington, and talk fast quick.
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[1]
level 1 trauma: Highest-level trauma activation indicating a critically injured patient
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I-44, Missouri
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