Man suffers severe arm laceration after being trapped, Charleston TN


A man suffered a severe laceration with heavy bleeding from his left elbow to wrist after being trapped. He is now free and awaiting emergency responders. Fire and EMS were dispatched, and a landing zone for a medical helicopter is being set up near Riverbend Trail.
Audio|Source: Bradley County & Cleveland Fire
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Transcript:
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The patient is no longer trapped.
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It does have heavy bleeding,
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laceration from elbow to wrist on left arm.
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Step 4. Let me need you fire first. I'm at home.
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Fire's in route.
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Let's have fire set up in LZ and go ahead and launch live forces that are available to the near Riverbend Trail accident.
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Copy. S.O. On scene.
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No to feel his fingers, but can't move them. He's going to have heavy bleeding laceration from his elbow to his wrist on his left arm.
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No longer trapped now sitting on the porch there.
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He's just in, we copy.
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Also, you know, responding,
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they're requesting an LZ be set up. Where would you want that set up at?
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11-on-on-on-on-on-on-on-one-team?
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Copy,
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10, any idea about LZ?
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I don't understand by that. I don't understand by then.
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Copy, we're going to get one standby.
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800 engine 11, go ahead and try to find an LZ please
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Agent 11 800 looks like there's a big field right across the street from address I copy if they launch he'll be LZ command
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Agent 11 we copy LZ command
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Location mentioned:
Near Riverbend Trail NE, Charleston, TN 37310
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