Rescue crews find injured woman near Wheaton nature center, Glenmont MD
Rescue teams searched wooded trails near Brookside Nature Center for a woman with an upper shoulder injury. They found the patient and began treatment, planning to transport her using a utility vehicle or stretcher if needed. Medical units coordinated to provide advanced care on-site.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A3 Ops 3
04:28
Transcript:
00:00
UTV 742 to command with an update.
00:07
Good.
00:10
We're still working our way through trails trying to find the correct trails that the person's on.
00:15
So the ambulance crew is walking and bushwhacking again and I'm taking the calling party and trying to see if we can circle around.
00:28
All right, command 2, Amber 1, 7.43, Charlie, are you with the patient, correct? You are in one location.
00:35
You're not moving around, right?
00:38
Negative. In this 142, Charlie, negative.
00:40
We are not with the patient.
00:41
We are looking for the patient.
00:42
I'm with one from the UTV.
00:44
All right, with somebody else with the patient.
00:52
No, nobody is with the patient.
00:54
The husband is with me and the UTV.
00:56
Amyl 742 Charlie is on foot, bushwhacking, trying to find the trail.
01:03
Kevin Gnese, 75 and 747.
01:10
UTV 742, command, prepare to copy your number.
01:17
All right, okay.
01:24
(number withheld) that's the patient's phone number
01:35
all right I'm trying to make contact with thanks 50B 742 to command I'm being waved down by another civilian I'll let you know what I've got in a minute
01:52
Okay
01:58
UTV 742 to AMIL-743 Charlie, can you see my lights?
02:06
On 743 Charlie, yes, you can see your life?
02:10
UTV 742 to command.
02:12
We've made patient contact,
02:15
accurate, what three words? Flood,
02:18
tasty,
02:19
impact.
02:25
And it's flood,
02:26
tasty,
02:28
intact.
02:29
Correct.
02:31
Correct, as in tasty food.
02:34
And the ambulance is with me.
02:35
All right, command to ATV 742.2.
02:39
I'm going to go ahead and send angle on 742 to the Nature Center.
02:44
Seems that's going to be the closest access to the patient.
02:51
Okay, you might as well start ALS to that location as well for pain management.
03:00
All right, Montgomery, you're right.
03:04
That's correct. We'll get it started.
03:05
1537.
03:11
Grimer to Harbaugh command, it's going to be ALS 742 from corridors.
03:16
All right, I'm direct, Montgomery.
03:20
Also myself and squad 742 are going to head over to the nature center as well, okay.
03:26
Okay, command, and we've updated the address for the incident to the Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Avenue.
03:33
Is that correct?
03:36
That's correct, sir, thank you.
03:40
Okay, it's 1538.
03:47
742, Charlie Command, just with an update.
03:49
So the patient right now has an upper shoulder injury.
03:53
We're going to splint it, see if she's able to support herself in the UTV.
03:56
If not,
03:58
it's going to be a Stokes basket out of here,
04:00
utilizing the UTV.
04:02
The driver of UTV 742 is checking to see if he can get further north to access the maintenance facility to get the medic back here.
04:12
If not, we'll advise.
04:20
All units are heading to the Nature Center.
04:24
Okay.
04:27
I'm direct. We'll have guys here in a second.
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Location mentioned:
Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902
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