Serious accident on Highway 141 involving commercial vehicle, Dallas County IA
TrafficA serious traffic accident occurred on Highway 141 near Adel, Iowa involving a commercial vehicle. Emergency responders requested a medical helicopter for a patient with multiple lacerations and a head injury. The patient is conscious and alert and weighs about 300 pounds. The helicopter landing zone has obstacles including a bridge, trees, and power lines.
Audio|Source: Dallas County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Perry Police
02:36
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 5994 from Life 2, how do you copy?
00:04
Show me 10-8[1], I'm the special event. I'm going to head to the other event and see if I can help the traffic.
00:12
Copy 1427.
00:15
LifeSlight, your ground contact has changed. It's not going to be 257.
00:18
257. Are you clear?
00:21
7-4.
00:23
No, okay. 257, life light is calling for you now.
00:28
TORG, life flight.
00:34
Yeah, we're about 12 minutes out from the scene.
00:37
If you can just give us some landing zone information, any obstacles?
00:44
We're landing here on the west side of the scene.
00:48
There is a bridge directly west along with trees on the south and power lines on the north.
00:56
Good copy. What kind of surfaces that are we landed on the highway or is it gravel, sealed, etc.? We'll land you on the highway if you're good with it.
01:06
That's good copy. Is this by J-S-on-30?
01:09
10-9[2].
01:15
If you copy, when we get closer, we'll do a four recon and then we'll let you know if we need anything.
01:20
Copy.
01:26
Good State from Marshall County and R. 1-4th Point to White State.
01:31
Life flight from 257.
01:35
Marshall County, go ahead through to Blaine State.
01:37
Go ahead.
01:39
Just to confirm, we are on Highway 141.
01:43
That may also be conscious breathing, and every transport is our local hospital and Marshalltown. Hard as you can disregard your TIE.
01:53
That's good copy. Do you have any little patient info, including a wait?
01:59
Okay, 10-4[3]. We do have a commercial motor vehicle trooper en route. She should be there in about 10 minutes.
02:05
Same by.
02:07
Copy, wait, keep coming up.
02:10
10414.29.
02:14
Flight from 257.
02:18
Okay.
02:23
Approximate weight, round 300 pounds.
02:27
Lacerate, multiple lacerations, head injury, is conscious, alert.
02:34
Let's get copy, we'll see you on the ground.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-8: In service and available for assignment or calls.
[2]
10-9: Repeat (say again)
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
IA-141, Iowa
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