Weather and pilot limits delay medical air transport, Hillsboro OH
Medical EmergencyA planned air medical transport between Highland District Hospital and University Medical Center was delayed due to heavy snow and pilot duty time limits preventing the flight from taking off at this time.
Audio|Source: Brown County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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AirCare 2, pilot, air care base, weather check,
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inter-facility flight.
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Second call,
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previous turndown from MedFlight for weather and other things.
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Your time,
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2102.
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Okay.
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You just forget to tell me where it was.
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Apologies. It's Highland District to UCMC.
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Highland District to UCMC.
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Said Highland, a UC?
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That's a permit.
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Highland District Hospital to UCMC.
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So currently there's a pretty decent snow shower going through that area.
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I don't know if they can wait a little while and check back.
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That's clear.
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I was about to call you with the situation.
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MedFlight is on scene, but their pilots about to run out of duty time, and then another pilot checked it and was unable to do it for visibility.
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Yeah, I'm sorry.
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Sounds like a real mess.
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I'll give you a call and see if we can evaluate here in 30, 40 minutes.
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That's clear, we'll turn it down at this time, and if they need us, again,
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Location mentioned:
Near N High St, Hillsboro, OH 45133
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