Adult transported from Hamilton Pool Reserve in ‘serious’ condition after heat incident Sunday
DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Travis County STAR Flight transported a patient in “serious, but stable” condition from Hamilton Pool Preserve Sunday afternoon after a heat-related incident.
Austin and Travis County emergency crews responded to Hamilton Pool Preserve Sunday after reports of a patient experiencing a “heat-related issue” along the trail. The call came in just before 3 p.m. Sunday. Travis County Parks staff, the Lake Travis Fire Department, STAR Flight and Austin Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) all responded to the call.
The patient required a “cold water immersion treatment.” STAR Flight later transported them from the scene, with officials adding their condition was still serious, but had stabilized.
After initial reports of a possible second patient, ATCEMS officials confirmed only one patient was involved in the incident.
Source: KXAN.com
