Two Care Flight helicopters were summoned to the Carson City Airport this afternoon on two separate medical events including a car accident involving a child.
The car accident in the Northgate Lane area of Carson City was reported at 1:37 this afternoon. In a separate call, at 1:38, an air ambulance was needed for an overdose patient, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.
Reports are that a 10-year-old girl was injured in the car accident, Furlong said. The extent of the child's injuries are unknown, Furlong added.
According to Carson City Fire Department officials, the child may have heard an ice cream truck and as the girl ran across the street, was struck by a vehicle.
"She met the criteria for her to be flown to Reno and that is what we did with the (first) helicopter," said Dan Shirey, batttalion chief of operatiions for the Carson City Fire Department.
Initial dIspatch reports indicate the child may have been hit by a vehicle and that the child suffered multiple cuts, road rash and lacerations.
At the same time of the accident, Care Flight was dispatched to the Carson City Airport to pick up a patient who apparently had a drug overdose, Furlong said.