Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrapment
January 4th 2008
By Chief Benach
 

We were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment at 1300 hours along with station 49 (East Brandywine), Medic 93, and station 34 (Martin's Corner), station 76 (Coatesville VA) was added for manpower assist. Deputy 37 (Modena) was in the area and provided an initial report and setup command until 35 chief officers arrived on scene. Deputy 37 also provided some of the photos below.

The driver's left leg was pinned in the heavily damaged front end of the vehicle. EMS crews from 34, 49, and Medic 93 provided patient care while 35, 49, and 76 crews worked together to remove the driver's door and roof so that the ram could be used to push the dashboard assembly off of the patient and disentangle the driver's leg. Extrication was complete within 22 minutes of the arrival of Rescue 35.

Station 34 handled landing zone operations for SkyCare, and ferried the flight crew in to the scene to assist with patient care and transport to the helicopter to transport to a trauma center.