Medical emergency with burns and hemorrhage at Burr Oaks Dr, West Des Moines IA


Fire department and EMS responded to a medical emergency near Burr Oaks Dr involving a patient with burns and a hemorrhage. The patient was lightheaded while trying to reach the door. Initial concerns about a weapon in the patient's bed were unfounded.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Upcom, Ambulance-193.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:08
Is the thing in his bed a weapon?
00:14
From letter 425.
00:18
Stand by just one second.
00:20
Ambulance 193.
00:21
He said he doesn't think it was a weapon.
00:24
No firearm or knife, at least.
00:29
NPD is responding.
00:31
Break. Ladder 425, go ahead.
00:37
Center 425, go ahead.
00:44
425 is arrived.
00:45
Nothing showing.
00:47
We do have evacuation.
00:48
How to investigate.
00:51
Under 425 arrived, nothing's showing.
00:53
Evacuation in progress.
00:54
How to investigate 1-11.
01:00
The patient's going to try to get to the door so he's a little bit lightheaded though.
01:06
Kathy, we're on same PD.
01:12
Burns on attack five.
01:19
Go ahead.
01:24
I need a key.
01:26
So I think on the prefront it was on the other side of the building, but they said have a maintenance person over here.
01:35
Yeah, I'm walking over there now to see if it's fenced in or to see if I can get to it.
01:41
He does not have a key on (name withheld), so we'll have to find our Knoxbox key.
01:51
Say again, Dan.
01:57
Key on him, so we have to find the Knox Box.
02:02
Copy, I just got inside the gate.
02:04
I'm looking right now where it says it was.
02:11
I'm not sure which building you're in, it looks like, there might have been the building on your drive.
02:16
Maybe it's 193.
02:20
You know it's 193?
02:22
We could close with less to mine fire.
02:24
Not emergent for lifting assistance, please.
02:28
Happy.
02:43
Engine 180.
02:45
Hemorrhage, near Burr Oaks Dr.
02:48
Engine, 180.
02:50
Hemorrhage, near Burr Oaks Dr.
02:53
Cross streets are Glen Oaks Drive and Tulip Tree Lane.
02:57
Timeout, 116.
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Location mentioned:
Near Burr Oaks Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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