Medical emergency involving teenager in remote woods, Hernando County FL
Medical EmergencyFire and rescue teams responded to a medical emergency involving a 14-year-old in a remote wooded area south of the bike trail near Trail 7 in Hernando County, Florida. Due to difficult access, they used forestry and ATV units. Air support was requested to transport the patient to a trauma center in Gainesville. No vehicle accident, crime, or fire was involved.
Audio|Source: Hernando County Fire Rescue Fire Ground Ops
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Transcript:
00:00
We are actually leaving Trail 7 now going into the woods.
00:03
Well,
00:05
we are definitely south of the bike trail.
00:10
Copy, if you can advise what trail number you turn down in, if it's east or west.
00:16
Continue on Trail 7 and you're going to go over the bike trail and you'll see a large crowd of motorcycle.
00:22
By accident now we're leaving the trail going into the woods with no trails.
00:29
Copy. Is it going to be east or west?
00:38
Battalion 7th of Battalion 3.
00:41
Go ahead. Did you leave the rescue yet?
00:46
Negative.
00:52
If you can, please grab the traction splint.
00:55
Let's go ahead and check for the possibility of a helicopter for a 14-year-old.
01:01
Looks like it might be a steamer from what we're gathering the information on our way in.
01:05
And we're not going to make it back with your truck. This is deep in the wood.
01:11
Battalion 3 copy. Battalion 3, Hernando, you copy? You check for air support.
01:16
But I want to stand by.
01:18
No, to permit my copy.
01:19
...any airport on camera.
01:25
Battalion 3, a correction, Captain 7 of Battalion 3. We can just use engine 7's location.
01:31
If you want to get another engine out there, what doesn't help.
01:40
A tiny three copy.
01:43
293 Hernandez, you want to have engine route.
01:46
Engine 8 and route to Kroom and Trail 7. So we can advise.
01:54
Hey, Maude.
02:01
Engine 7 to Battalion 3, we've got Forestry back here with their ATV with a stretcher.
02:07
Alright, we go.
02:09
Her name is B-Sie first.
02:14
93.
02:16
Go ahead.
02:20
Metron's 1 is on standby. We would have a 15-minute ETA.
02:28
Copy Metron's 1 on standby, 15-minute ETA.A.
02:37
Agent, Captain 7, to Battalion 3. We're packaging the patients right now.
02:41
They're requesting that the patient be transported to a trauma center north,
02:45
Gainesville.
02:46
That's what I'm on the phone with dispatch right now.
02:51
The 133 copy.
02:54
We're requesting air support.
03:00
That's the former, but I'm on the phone with dispatch right now.
03:03
They're trying to ascertain that they can go to Gainesville, the trauma center, instead of the south.
03:12
Copy. I'm at the checkpoint where all the motorcycles are, or dirt bikes, if you need any equipment,
03:21
advice.
03:26
I acknowledge.
03:27
We're about probably between a quarter to a half mile in the woods, heavy woods. I have four street width there,
03:35
six wheel back there with me, and I also have another TV, so we're 10-4. Okay.
03:46
We have the sevens in the Tangi, we are going to go real full with this, and we're not flying out.
03:53
Tad3Copy.
03:55
T93Gernando, go ahead and cancel Engine 8.
03:59
Great knowledge. Engine 8, you can cancel.
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