Traffic accident on I-81 injures one male, Rockbridge County VA
TrafficA male was involved in a traffic accident on I-81 near exit 180. He was out of the vehicle and walking. He has a minor injury to his left wrist. Emergency vehicles faced heavy traffic and blocked lanes, causing delays in patient transport. Due to severe weather, air transport was canceled and the patient will be moved to the hospital by ground.
Audio|Source: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS
07:48
Transcript:
00:00
I have one male out of the vehicle up walking around.
00:05
Looks like he's got a small deformity on his left wrist.
00:11
Oh.
00:19
Thank you. Plasker 34 to 180 commands.
00:25
Go ahead, 34.
00:28
Any way you can get the patient to the bottom of the one of the ramps, the 180 ramps, where we can get him in Route 11th. Are we going to get on the interstate?
00:41
Are we going to have to get on the interstate? You're going to have to probably get on the interstate.
00:44
We can kind of get on there at the 180 off ramp.
00:49
If you can, just turn and back up that first track and trailer and we can walk this patient to you.
00:57
Yeah, that's what I was getting at. The 180 off-ramp right there across from the Shell Station.
01:04
Yeah, come down the 180 off ramp itself down in North Carolina. Just trying to turn and back up, you'll see a house trailer here, and we will get that patient to you. It'll be right at him.
01:20
ECCC, the 180 grand.
01:23
It's one-eight, man, go ahead, ECC.
01:28
Blocop Medic 3 is stuck in traffic because there 177 over 6 by other accident that's blocking the emergency lane they cannot get passed at this time.
01:47
34 to 180 command.
01:51
Go ahead, 34.
01:54
You just got the one patient that's that incident?
01:58
Yeah, ten-four, I'm double-checking everything and if we're right now, yes.
02:09
3040 CCC.
02:15
LZ Command, Love Code 12.
02:23
We're just double-checked with another aircraft that's in Roan up currently, and there's severe thunderstorms down there. We're definitely not going to be able to make it in.
02:30
I just want to confirm that you guys are boarding us, and you're going to take them by ground to Rock Bridge.
02:40
...atiation at this incident.
02:43
By the Thai County, if they can get all the orange stage at 175, a little bit would be great.
02:54
It's a good copy. Thank you for your help.
03:02
About a top midday threes.
03:05
Got past those tractor trailers, they moved on a little bit more easing on up the shoulder, torts the scene now.
03:13
Ten, four command you copy.
03:21
22 ACC on location.
03:25
End 22, 1804, ACC, 180 command.
03:32
Go here.
03:35
Do you copy by the type of medic. They've uh, they're even up the shoulder towards the scene.
03:40
They were able to get past the structure trailers.
03:43
Engine 11 a1 being serviced turning was there from this cad.
03:47
Utility 11 be en route to pick up personnel from Station 11 and go back to the interspace pickup trucks.
03:57
This is a medic 33, guys.
04:01
We're in Ralph Sunwell now.
04:06
10 14A in Route to Sunwall.
04:08
Fort of 180 command.
04:12
Go ahead.
04:19
34's command, go ahead.
04:22
What exit ramp do you need me to come down? The one right there across from a shell station, which would be the southbound exit ramp.
04:32
I need you to come down the northbound exit ramp right behind the shelf station.
04:43
Did you copy 34th?
04:47
You talking about behind the old shell station, correct? Not behind the stop in.
04:53
Correct, the old cell station.
04:59
Yeah, we're going to, you want us to back down that ramp?
05:05
We're clearing up some more traffic here so you can get better access to us.
05:10
You could, might have enough rim to turn around at the bottom, 34,
05:15
but if you just want to back down, it might be better.
05:20
All right, we're getting ready to back down right now.
05:25
We're going to make sure all this traffic can stop for you, which there is right now.
05:35
One-A-1 command to all on-scene personnel.
05:42
You'll report to the Red Tahoe.
05:49
PCMatic 32.
05:51
No, 32.
05:55
We need animal control to need it as a hospital. We have a canine on board as well.
06:05
Tempo, I advise you all let the sheriff's office know they're busy, they're going to get there as soon as they can.
06:14
34 to 180 command.
06:18
One eighty man, go ahead, 34.
06:23
We all may see.
06:26
34 ECC, Gingtrak on location at the 180.
06:31
10408.
06:33
Nick 32 out of the hospital.
06:37
32808. 32808. 22808.
06:40
22nd at the hospital.
06:42
228. 228. 9.
06:50
Utility 11 DECC.
06:56
Be leaving the LV heading back to the accident.
07:02
Perfect.
07:08
Utility 11, you can clear.
07:10
We're going to start working on getting this traffic. Worked out of here and going across the median, so you just to clear, it's just safer.
07:23
Thank you. 1101,
07:26
you're on dispatch channel.
07:32
1101, you're on dispatch channel, the DOP 3.
07:39
I want to 81 command.
07:47
I'm wondering, command, go here.
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