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Wiregrass Lifeflight Lands From Abbeville - 20 Minutes Later In Air To Georgia

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
Date: May 16 2016 5:06 PM





DOTHAN:   I have been involved in emergency service since 1977. And when things go wrong, I call them out. And when it goes right, I am excited and brag on them.


This Saturday evening while in my office working at 9: 26 PM, that's right, WORKING!!!! I hear the call of the motor vehicle accident on Highway 10 in Henry County.


Currently I can not monitor Henry County Sheriff/Abbeville Police channel. Abbeville - Henry County 911 Center got the information, good information, and responded the appropriate people.


Henry County Sheriff Josh Moore was quick to arrive and begin assessment. The patrol shift supervisor, Sgt. Eric Blakenship called on the law enforcement channel and directed Wiregrass Lifeflight to be dispatched.


When Abbeville - Henry County 911 Center rolled Abbeville Fire and Abbeville Rescue, Elaine Culp of Abbeville Rescue directed Wiregrass Lifeflight be dispatched.


And at once the Abbeville - Henry County 911 Operator made the notifications.


Abbeville - Henry County 911 Center also rolled Shorterville Volunteer Fire.


And all played well in the sandbox together!


While Abbeville and Shorterville Fire secured the vehicle and prepared to extricate, Abbeville Rescue were treating the patient.


Henry County Sheriff Deputy Josh Moore and Sgt. Blakenship, along with Abbeville Police had the road way blocked, secured a safe landing zone and marked with chem lights for Wiregrass Lifeflight to safely land.


Volunteering his time with Henry County Sheriff Department is Wylie Mathis. He is a helicopter pilot. So he was at the landing zone assisting Wiregrass Lifeflight in the safe landing.


Again, each person knew their roles. Thought fast and quick and on dispatch rolled Wiregrass Lifeflight. Sheriff Deputy Sgt. Blakenship, who operates on a different radio than Abbeville Rescue Elaine Culp, both were thinking alike. Both called for Wregrass Lifeflight.


Then a excellent crew on Wiregrass Lifeflight, made communications contact with the emergency responders on the scene. Landed safe about 5 minutes prior to the successful extrication of the patient.


The air unit flies at about 150 MPH. At 11:26 PM they lifted off and was on the ground at SAMC at 11:40 PM unloading the patient from the air unit into Pilcher Ambulance to transport into the emergency room of SAMC.


As they unloaded, Wiregrass Lifeflight received a notification, a wreck with entrapment in Early County Georgia. In 23 minutes on the ground, Wiregrass Lifeflight was back in the air on the way to Early County Georgia.


With trauma, with strokes, time counts. Seconds count.


Thanks to Joey Pilcher and Pilcher Ambulance, thanks to all involved in bringing Wiregrass Flight to our area so that more may live.


And thanks for the example that Abbeville - Henry County 911 Center, Abbeville Police, Abbeville Fire, Abbeville Rescue, Shorterville Fire and Henry County Sheriff Deputies set for Saturday evening. You all played well in the sandbox together and made 911 work as designed.


Thanks to Wiregrass Lifeflight, Pilcher Ambulance and SAMC.


The system worked. And lives depend on it.


The reason for the season is, to save lives. It is not about who gets credit for it.


THANKS TO ALL.


Take time to watch the video of Lifeflight landing and unloading the patient. The second video is departure to Georgia.



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