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UPDATED @ 1:16 AM 10:26 PM Henry County Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrappment - Wiregrass Lifeflight Launched

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
Date: May 14 2016 10:29 PM

HENRY COUNTY:   10:26 PM   Abbeville - Henry County 911 Center has dispatched Abbeville Fire - Rescue, Henry County Sheriff Deputies and Alabama Department of Law Enforcement to a motor vehicle accident. Shoterville Volunteer Fire also dispatched.


The accident location is Highway 10 and County Road 59 intersection. At the time of dispatch entrapment is reported.


Abbeville Rescue, on dispatch, requested Wiregrass Lifeflight be dispatched to the scene.


Henry County Sheriff Deputies have established a landing zone on Highway 10 at Will's Cross Roads. Abbeville Police is assisting.


UPDATED @ 10:34 PM 


Emergency units confirmed there is entrapment on the scene. As Abbeville Rescue, Abbeville Fire and Shorterville Fire working to extricate the patient Wiregrass Lifeflight is in the air responding.


Unknown the extent of injuries at this time.


UPDATED @ 10:36 PM


Abbeville Rescue, Abbeville Fire and Shorterville Fire working to stabilize the vehicle in an effort to stabilize in order to extricate.


The extrication will take app. 30 minutes at this time. Abbeville Rescue has called "trauma alert" on the patient.


UPDATED @ 10:39 PM


Wiregrass Lifeflight is in the air. The Lifeflight air unit is attempting to make radio contact with Abbeville Rescue and Fire.


Because I recognize the voice retired Dothan Fire Captain Mark Reynolds is the medic in the air unit responding as one of the air crew members.


UPDATED @ 10:47 PM  


Abbeville Rescue, Abbeville Fire and Shorterville Fire removing the windshield at this time in order to extricate the patient from the vehicle.


At 10:49 PM Wiregrass Lifeflight has made communications contact with Abbeville Rescue. Lifeflight is about to land in the landing zone.


At 10:53 PM 


Wiregrass Lifeflight has landed. Abbeville Rescue, Abbeville Fire and Shorterville Fire are working to remove the patient from the vehicle.


I know from the voices I recognize on the radio this patient is in good hands. Two of those I recognize are retired Dothan Fire Captain Mark Reynolds and Abbeville Rescue Elaine Culp.


CAN I TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM SO FAR @ 10:55 PM 


As one raised in emergency service, the people Abbeville - Henry County can be proud of the performance of your emergency system tonight. Beginning in the 911 Center, the communications operator received sufficient information in order to roll the proper and sufficient help.


On dispatch, Abbeville Rescue requested Wiregrass Lifeflight be launched and respond to the scene. The Abbeville - Henry County 911 Operator made contact and got them in the air.


Abbeville Fire and Shorterville Fire responded and began to secure the unstable vehicle. They also began to work towards extrication of the patient. The Abbeville Rescue team working towards patient care while Abbeville Fire working to extricate.


Members of Henry County Sheriff Department and Abbeville Police immediately sought out a safe landing zone for Wiregrass Lifeflight.


Abbeville - Henry County 911 made contact with the trauma center because the place of the accident communications was difficult for Abbeville Rescue.


Folks, your Abbeville - Henry County 911 Center, Abbeville Fire, Abbeville Rescue, Shorterville Fire, Henry County Sheriff Department, Abbeville Police Department and Wiregrass Lifeflight have done an outstanding job.


At approximately 10:26 PM the call was dispatched and units rolling to the scene. Abbeville Rescue did absolutely correct and dispatched the air transport based on the information obtained from the 911 center.


Do you realize, from dispatch at 10:26 PM until 10:53 PM the air transport unit has "landed" on the scene? Pray for a great outcome on the patient. But folks, the system has worked as designed so far to give this patient every opportunity in the world for excellent patient care.



UPDATED @ 10:59 PM 


Abbeville Fire and Shorterville Fire have the patient extricated from the wreckage and loading in Abbeville Rescue to carry to the area of Will's Cross Roads where Lifeflight is on the ground.


Wiregrass Lifeflight will triage the patient, obtain vitals, and continue with Abbeville Rescue to stabilize the patient as much as possible.


UPDATED @ 11:26 PM


Wiregrass Lifeflight is about to take off from the scene enroute to SAMC with the trauma alert patient.


UPDATED @ 11:29 PM


Abbeville Rescue is out of service for about 15 minutes to get vehicle cleaned up and ready for service of the 911 call that "has not happened yet".


GREAT JOB!


UPDATED @ 11:40 PM


Wiregrass Lifeflight came in for the landing at SAMC. Pilcher Ambulance was standing by and loaded the patient, flight medic and flight nurse and transported to the Emergency Department of SAMC. The air transport landed at 11:40 PM.


The crew received another wreck call in Georgia, possibly Early County Georgia or Cuthbreth, and took off at 12:03 AM and off to Georgia.






UPDATED @ 1:16 AM   10:26 PM    Henry County Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrappment - Wiregrass Lifeflight Launched

UPDATED @ 1:16 AM   10:26 PM    Henry County Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrappment - Wiregrass Lifeflight Launched

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UPDATED @ 1:16 AM   10:26 PM    Henry County Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrappment - Wiregrass Lifeflight Launched

UPDATED @ 1:16 AM   10:26 PM    Henry County Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrappment - Wiregrass Lifeflight Launched

UPDATED @ 1:16 AM   10:26 PM    Henry County Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrappment - Wiregrass Lifeflight Launched

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