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Location:
New Mexico -
Date:
05/19/2022 -
Incident Type:
Fall -
Description:
A base camp manager on the Black Fire, Gila National Forest, New Mexico, experienced a fall onto concrete stepping onto a cooler from the tailgate of a truck. EMTs were involved in transporting the patient via agency helicopter to a local hospital. The patient sustained a fractured elbow, orbital fracture and a laceration that did not require stitches. The patient was still in the ER at the time of the report, but due to be released that evening.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Medevac
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