Man with severe injuries after house fire and jump, Iowa City IA
Medical EmergencyA 37-year-old man caused a house fire and barricaded himself in a room. He suffered serious self-inflicted cuts, respiratory burns, and jumped from a second-story window. Emergency services are treating him with sedation and ventilation, providing ongoing trauma care.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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University of Iowa, University of Iowa, Airovac 5-9. I'll copy.
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Three, it's near Broadway St General Waterflow alarm.
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University online, you can go ahead.
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Copy.
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University, we are 14-14 minutes out with a 37-year mail patient.
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Patient and...
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Marricade into a room, self-inflicted some cuts onto him. He's got a laceration on his right neck, laceration to the...
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chest and a laceration of the upper abdomen where he is eviscerated we do have exposed intestines that are covered at this time. Patient was known to be a meth-anphetamine user.
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He did attempt to set...
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sent the house on fire in which he meritated himself in.
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So he also has upper respiratory burns that were noted by the ground EMS crew.
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They innovated with good success and no difficulties.
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So at this time we do have him on the vent.
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He is resting comfortably, sedated. He's had a total of 400 of ketamine, 100 of fentanyl.
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Three leaders of NS, one liter of LR.
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We're in the process of giving one unit of plasma and he's had 2 grams of TXA.
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I'm not sure if I'm with,
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he did have bilateral IVs.
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And he has a sinus rhythm,
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a sinus tach, no ventricular ectopy, heart rate 130,
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blood pressure 170 or 90.
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His N-tied a little with 49 but as sad as 99.
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Do you have any further questions orders?
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J-Com Engine 3 is on scene. We have water coming out of the sprinkler roof.
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Hemp3 will be out to investigate.
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Caddy.
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University of Iowa, Airbag 5'9, now copy.
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As other time, we have no further questions. We'll see you on the roof and about 12 minutes. You should be clear.
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Senator Steve will also note,
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University, that he did dive out of a second-story window. There could be some internal injuries as well.
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Location mentioned:
Near Broadway St, Iowa City, IA 52240
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