Medical helicopter flight declined due to thunderstorms
Medical EmergencyAudio shows a medical helicopter crew planning transport of a neurotrauma patient from Des Moines to Omaha, but the flight was canceled due to thunderstorms, with weather checks and radio messages.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
01:43
Transcript:
in our hospital flight requires. Wakeup is Mercy, Des Moines, Neurotrauma, 1109. Drop-off is the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Patient weight is 92 to lose. Patient is incubators. Okay, stand by, give me a few moments, this is Med1 pilot. Stand by for a weather check. Copy, stand-invart from Weather Check Medical Creedy. Copy. Excuse me on your back, 482, 1842. And or if that was 278 asking that, I apologize for the deceased. I run through all of his vehicle registrations. He does have a wife, (name withheld), (name withheld), but he is the emergency KBX for all of that. 460 did mock message me and he said he could assist with that if need be. For (name withheld), (name withheld) said they're going to handle that notification. 10-4. Thank you, sir. 6-year status. 42-6-year status. Airman one is going to need a decline due to weather and a convective signal that's going to be upon us here. I've got a thunderstorm activity to be upon us here in a few moments. Copy, we're sure you decline for weather. Let me go see you guys copy. Copy.
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Location mentioned:
East Tower, 1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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