Woman falls and injures wrist at Thunder Hole in park, Bar Harbor ME
Medical EmergencyA 60-year-old woman fell at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park. She was unconscious briefly and may have fractured her wrist. Emergency medical teams and fire department responded to the scene. Traffic was stopped near Sand Beach to allow access for the rescue operation.
Audio|Source: Bar Harbor, MDI and Acadia Police, Fire, EMS, Park Rangers
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Transcript:
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Each of the control responds to a thundercule for a report of a 60-year-old female
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currently has conscious in breathing but may have been unconscious at one point.
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Nothing more at this time updates to follow.
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I mentioned by Harbor Fire Department and the park is requesting response to Thunder Hole.
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It's going to be for a female 60 years old who is unconscious who has fallen in Thunder Hole.
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Again, repeating response to Thunder Hole for a 60-year-old female who is unconscious,
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she fell in Thunder Hole, I believe she is out of the hole at this point.
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Okay.
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Coming.
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Such 204.
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Is this individual in Thunderhole?
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Okay.
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We have her in the stairs less than 10 feet.
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Okay. Copy.
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Pan Beach parking, 245.
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Stop all traffic there.
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Checking, are you asking us to stop in the parking lot, or are you asking us to stop all traffic at San Beach on Parkcliffe Road? Over.
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Stop all traffic at San Beach, but clear a spot so we can get around and get by.
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Copy. We're trying to clear the right lot lane.
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Thank you.
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Traffic.
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Give those hands of Sandy's SWAT.
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Go for as you do.
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We're heading back to the station. Let us know if you need me additional resources.
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Sounds down to the city and Fee's moving for often turning traffic.
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We are staying by Channel 1316.
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Security call, Fast Ferry Alikai, preparing a drop-lines at the Bar Harbor Ferry terminal, proceeding outbound, southbound to the FB buoy.
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For all concerning traffic, we are standing by channels 1-3 and 1-6, Al-A-Kai.
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Let's designate somebody as I-C for this and the apparatus-style thing in the left-hand lane. I'm not sure where the patient's location is.
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You're breaking out a little bit. Can you repeat?
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Have somebody declare I-C and be aware of the ambulance stopping in the left-hand lane.
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I copy. I can take IC for this.
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Dispatch 204. Can you clarify, is there an ambulance in route?
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It was toned out. We didn't call them.
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Can you guys advise who just went down in Ocean Drive whether the ambulance would be able to get through there or whether we would have to get the ambulance in from the other direction if we can clear traffic beyond it?
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204 standby Bar Harbor Rescue Unit. Do you have traffic on Cadillac Repeated?
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Copy this is Bar Harbor.
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On Cadillac.
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Preparating Cadillac, Range your channel.
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How's my eyesing?
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Go ahead.
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Yeah, there was very little space for us to drive. We were driving on the gravel side of the road. I doubt that ambulance can get through right now.
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10-4[2], I copy that it is good to drive that direction,
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and it looks like it's clear from,
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it's cleared now the full lane from the station's best I can see.
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Copy.
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Farhaver Rescue 2, McKenia did dispatch, you're responding to Thunderhole,
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not Cadillac,
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Thunderhole for a 60-year-old female who's fallen and broken her wrist.
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Okay, Yellow, this is a procedure tracking. You're going to Thunderhole.
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Go ahead.
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This is Stiles at Zan Beach.
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We have stops all traffic up to the Beehive entrance awaiting further instructions over.
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San Beach, I see. That sounds good. Just keep it. Let's close off for now.
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We're hung up here with the MVA[1]. We might have to be on foot here.
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Hey, friends,
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I'll be able to even in the truck.
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If you can get your vehicle off the side of the road enough, um,
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so we don't block ourselves, that would be good, but I'm not seeing that happening right now.
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I see, Velskis.
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Go ahead.
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If the patient's stable, you can try to transfer her to Otter Cliffs Road, try to meet the apparatus there, keep that open.
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That copy.
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IP, dispatch.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Thunder Hole, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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