Medical response with helicopter for patient initially refusing care, Mills County IA
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Emergency medical responders, including helicopter Life Flight, assisted a patient near US-34. The patient initially refused treatment and transport but was eventually reported as not requiring hospital transport.
Audio|Heard on: Mills County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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03:51
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 2.
00:03
One, Medic 2.
00:05
Rescue 17 on scene.
00:06
Rescue 17 will have follow command.
00:13
Medic 2, Rescue 17 on scene near US-34.
00:20
Okay, take fellow, 1041.
00:24
6.511, 1041, 1458.
00:29
G7, that's Kenny, 1083.
00:35
2nd2. 102, 1458.
00:37
2.1458.
00:42
24 for minute 1.
00:45
A4. 4.
00:48
The helicopter is just crossing 34 right east of the afternoon right now.
00:52
Do you guys want to go ahead and get everybody shut down?
00:57
Copy that?
01:03
Hi, Gwyn, this is Life Flight 1.
01:05
We're approximately five minutes out from you guys.
01:07
You should be certain to see us here shortly.
01:10
We're going to do a couple of recons just to get a good visualization of the LZ.
01:16
Do you have an approximate patient wait for us?
01:23
Of course we see names.
01:25
1041 Central.
01:31
1041415.
01:37
(name withheld) followed command.
01:40
Command,
01:42
God.
01:44
On arrival, patient was up off of the ground, lifted by his neighbor. He initially refused treatment and transfer, but it was decided to do no patient transport.
01:56
On like 325.
01:59
325, good.
02:01
You can tell me 1042 and I'll be 108 for fitness.
02:04
2.25,
02:07
1042, 108, 1,500.
02:10
Storm Lake 141, 141,
02:13
141. 141, 1041, 1,500.
02:19
Storm Lake 411, 2, 411, 142.
02:25
411, 1042, 1,500.
02:31
Starlink, 347, 1042.
02:34
347, 1042, 1501.
02:37
3,
02:41
1242?
02:43
363, 1042, 1501.
02:49
From at 11, 1042, 1501.
02:51
11, 1042.
02:52
21, 1042, 1501.
02:59
Stormly, 418, 1042.
03:03
418, 1042, 1501.
03:09
36, 1042. 36, 1042, 1502.
03:13
36, 1042, 1502.
03:16
102.
03:19
102.
03:21
102-50-O2.
03:23
Strow my three cents.
03:25
1042.
03:30
Part 2.2 injection.
03:36
Let's count a G7.
03:39
G7.
03:42
That mail is now to the hospital.
03:46
I asked him about an ambulance.
03:48
He denied that.
03:50
I'll be 10-8[1]-2-W.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-8: In service / available for calls
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